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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: "silvia ishaya aku" <silvia@ishayaaku.com>
Reply-To: sylvia_ishayaaku@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 03:34:40 +0000
Subject: HELP ME
DEAR FRIEND,
HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY? I HOPE FINE. IF SO GLORY BE TO GOD. MY NAMES
ISSYLVIA ISHAYA-AKU I AM THE DAUGTHER TO THE LATE FORMER MINISTER OF SPORT
IN NIGERIA. MY DAD DIED SINCE 5YRS AGO IN A GHASTY PLANE CRASH ON HIS WAY
BACK FROM KANO TO ABUJA FROM A PRESS CONFERENCE MEETING,AND SINCE THEN LIFE
HAS NOT BEEN EASY FOR ME AND MY FAMLY ANYWAY I THANK GOD THAT I AM ALIVE
TODAY.SINCE THE DEATH OF MY DAD THINGS HAVE NOT BEEN EASY WITH US .THOUGH MY
DAD DIED LEAVING A HUGE AMOUNT OF FUNDS AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS REFUSED TO
RELEASE THIS MONEY BECAUSE THE MONEY HAS BEEN LODGED IN A FORIEGN ACCOUNT.
I AND MY FAMILY HAVE GONE THROUGH HELL EVEN MY DADS BROTHERS COULD NOT HELP
US AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS ONLY GIVEN US AN OPTION THAT THE FUNDS CAN ONLY
BE RELEASED IF WE HAVE A FOREIGNER THAT THE FUNDS CAN BE TRANSFERED INTO HIS
OR HER ACCOUNT.AFTER THIS HAS BEEN DONE I AND MY FAMILY ARE WILLING TO OFFER
40% OF THE FUNDS TO ANYONE THAT CAN ASSIT US SO THAT WE CAN CLAIM OUR
FATHERS MONEY BECAUSE WE DON'T CARE HOW MUCH IT COST TO TAKE IT OUT ,THE
HARD TIMES ARE TOO MUCH ,WE ARE READY TO GIVE IT OUT .MY MUM HAS BEEN SO ILL
AND THINGS ARE NOT REALLY GOING WELL WITH US HERE.I DECIDED TO CONTECT YOU
BECAUSE I KNEW GOD WAS GONG TO USE YOU TO ASSIST ME AND MY FAMILY FROM OUR
PRESENT PREDICARMENT.AS SOON AS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COLLECT THIS MONEY I
AND MY FAMILY WILL BE COMING OVERSEAS SO WE CAN START UP A NEW LIFE AND
INVEST IN A PROFITABLE BUSINESS VENTURE I WILL BE GLAD IF YOU CAN
ASSIST.THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR ABOUT AS I HAVE ATTACHED MY PICS FOR PROPER
IDENTIFICATION AS I WRITE THIS WRITE IN TEARS AND PAINS,I APPEAL TO YOU TO
ASSIT ME SO THAT THE FUNDS CAN BE TRANSFERD.I WILL GIVE U MORE DETAILS AS
SOON AS HEAR FROM YOU.I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN DIRECTED BY THE
SPIRIT TO SEND THIS TO YOU.MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU RICHLY AS YOU ASSIST ME
AND MY FAMILY IN REGAINING OUR LOST LIFE BACK AS THIS IS MY MUM'S ONLY WISH
RIGHT NOW.
BEST REGARDS
MISS SYLVIA ISHAYA-AKU
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