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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.hafisat bamaiyi" <hafisatbamaiyi@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 12:58:53 +0200
Subject: may the blessing of god be upon you.
Atttention: sir,
I pray this important message meets you in peace, may blessings of God be upon you and your family and grant you the wisdom to understand my situation and how much I really need your assistance. Before I start let me introduce myself, my name is Mrs.HAFISAT BAMAIYI the wife of Gen. Musa Bamaiyi Nigeria former Army chief of staff and Minister of defense under the Military government of late Head of state, Gen. Sanni Abacha. Since after my husband left office,the government has turned against my husband and his family with strange accusation.
At first I thought it was a little vendetta from my husband's enemies but I was wrong. The present Head of state, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo very much believed that it was my husband and the late Head of state who put him in prison for plotting against their government and he is determined to have his own pound of flesh now. They arrested my husband and then they froze all our Bank Accounts known to them, hoping that we will starve to death why can't we all live in peace? Since I can't do anything in my position here, this is where you come in.
My family is going through hardship, my husband is in jail and the remaining members of my family and myself where previously placed under house arrest before the timely intervention of the human organization. The new democratic president, Olusegun Obasanjo has seized more than US$45 million dollars already and they are still seizing a lot of land and property belonging to my family. All that is remaining now is US$19.2 million dollars, and this money has been kept in place I cannot disclose, until we make personal contact. Presently I am based in south Africa with two of our kids trying to start a new life we cannot live comfortable again in Nigeria so my husband advice that we move to one of his house in cape town pending when his travail will come an end and also we are being seriously watched by the new government.
So after discussing with my senior son, and husband, this is what we plan to do with the money, we seek the assistance of a foreign partner with good background without any dealing with drug or terrorist activities to act as a front on our behalf we planned to send the fund to your country using a very good and reliable diplomatic courier /financial institution service in central Europe.
So this is why we need a foreign partner and your help. Since you will be the one collecting the package in the country that it will be sent to,the sum will be shared in three ways. 20% will be used to invest in your country or company while 30% will be for you and the other 50% will be for us, and also confidentiality is extremely important and before I forget once the sum arrives in the designated country (which I will disclose to you later) we will require you to send us an invitation letter to visit your country upon our release and collect our share.
This is not a deal or business, it is cry for HELP. May God guide you? When you reply please leave your contact details private phone and fax numbers for easy communications, my personal assistant and friend Mr.Pachico Mzama will speak to you. He will relate all your messages to me, and if you wish to talk to me just tell him and he will make all the necessary
arrangement.
May God bless you,
MRS HAFISAT BAMAIYI.
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