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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs Jennifer Tamunor" <mrs-tamunor@handbag.com>
Reply-To: jen_tamunor@voila.fr
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 03:36:50 -0700
Subject: LETTER OF INTENT
Mrs. Jennifer Tamunor,
#9 Keffi Street,
Off Awolowo Rd,
Victoria Island,
Lagos.
Dear Friend,
I am Mrs. Jennifer Tamunor, I know this proposal will come to you as a surprise
for the fact that we have not met before believing that
transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive or worried butI
can assure you that you will not regret been part of this mutual beneficial
transaction.
SUBJECT:
My husband, Chief Donald Tamunor who died mid-last year of heart Attack
was the Royal king of my community, in Eleme village in Rivers State South-South
Nigeria, (rich in Crude Oil). My late husbands community produces 5% of
the total crude oil for export overseas which my government in turn pays
my husband 1% of this generated revenue in Dollars as royalty following
the accumulation of this royalties, during the period of his 15Years rulership
his worth amounted to Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
($10.5M) which he left for me and my children as the only asset to inherit.
Due to poor banking system and political instability, here in Nigeria we
do not feel comfortable keeping this money here as we do not consider it
safe to bank here in our local banks. Although my husband deposited the
funds in a strong room/safe with an open beneficiary in the ECO BANK PLC
which he intended to trasfer abroad as a contract payment before his death.
Proposition:
My husband intimated me of this funds before he died to seek for a honest
foreign partner to assist us transfer the funds abroad, so please, I will
appreciate if you could assist me in this promising mutual beneficial roposal
as we intend to give you One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars ($1.5M) for your participation in getting this funds transfered
into your nominated account, 5% will be set aside to take care of all expenses
we may incure during the transaction.
To indicate your interst, contact me urgently and confidentially for more
information and the roles you will play in this business. All the legal
nformation concerning this money will be sent to you as soon as we receive
your positive response.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Jennifer Tamunor,
see the note below:
I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names,
telephone and fax numbers to enable my eldest son Vincent Tamunor to
contact you as I have given him the go ahead to handle this transaction
on behalf of the family.
alternatively you can call him on his telephone numbers:
234-1-7767580,873-762-533-730, Fax: 873-762-533-731. Ask him for the code
word and he shall respond "HAPPINESS" before discussion. just to be sure
that you are speaking to him.
PLEASE REPLY TO :jennifer_tamunor@voila.fr
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