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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: "victoria edem" <victoriaedem2003@gaza.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: victoriaedem2004@indiatimes.com
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:57:27 +0100
Subject: DEAR FRIEND .
Dear Friend,
Compliments of the season.
With do respect. Having gone through your profile,I am convinced and pleased to contact you for some assistance and business relationship.I am a widow, who live in NIGERIA. I have a daughter who is the joy of my life. My late husband was a loving, caring and hardworking businessman who died unfortunately in an auto crash. Before the sudden death of my beloved husband and father of my daughter, my late husband intended to establish a business abroad with the sum of$15 million united states dollars,but unfortunately he died before this proposed venture.
Following his death, his family members are telling me that I am not entitled to his property(Assets and money)because i am a woman and my offspring is a female as well ,according to some barbaric traditional laws here in Nigeria (Africa) which doesn't permit a woman to inherit a man's property,but I and my child will not be cartered for by my late husband's family if they take over the management of his business and other properties.
Unfortunately to this wicked family members, the $15 million united states dollars which my late husband intended to use in establishing a business abroad was deposited in a finance house unknown to his family .I and the lawyer are the only one aware of this money, so I have discussed this matter with the lawyer that I want this money personally and he agreed based on some compensation.
According to the lawyer, the best way to secure this money is to transfer this money to a bank account outside Nigeria for safe-keeping, later it will be used for business establishment with your advice and assistance, which I will also come over to your country.
At this juncture, I and the lawyer needs your sincere assistance in providing us with personal details (ie telephone , fax number and adrress ),so that this money can be transferred to you within (8) working days as soon as I hear your positive response. However, I and the lawyer has agreed to give you 25% of the money as a reward for your sincere assistance and the remaining 75% of the money will be for us(I and the lawyer) which you will still invest on our behalf for now .
Thank you and God Bless,
MRS.VICTORIA EDEM.
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