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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: "From:Magnu Omer." <magnu20070@terra.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: magnuomer@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 04:13:10 -0800
Subject: Investor Trustee.
From:Magnu Omer.
Dear Sir,
I wish to write you pleading with you to be my Investor trustee over
$12.5million.
My late Fahter was an oil contractor in Nigeria, But before his death
in
July 29th 2003.
He deposited the sum of ($12,500,000.00) US Dollars in one of the
country in
Europe
through Debt Reconciliation Committee (DRC).
The money which he made from oil contract and he left an instruction
with the (DRC) to release the money to me his son Magnu, who at that
time
was studying,
that an Investor should accompany me before the $12.5Million will be
released to me
for proper investment, and also for the welfare of my brother which he
left
behind for me.
I plead with you to accept to help me and act as my investor trustee to
manage the $12.5Million for me.
We can both arrange on how to invest this money into your company. We
have
agreed to give you
15% of the $12.5Million for your own assistance.
All the relevant documents shall be forwarded to you upon your
indications
to assist me in this project.
May the Almighty God bless you, if you will of trust and faithful to
assist
me.
Please contact me on the above e-mail address for more Informations.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely Yours,
Magnu Omer.
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