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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: "osaro balogun" <osarobaloguns@osarobalogun.org>
Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 14:43:33 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend Urgent
Dear Friend,
Date:29/5/2005
This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have
not yet met. The message could be strange, but real if you pay some
attention to it.I could have notified you earlier about it, at least for
the sake of your integrity. Please accept my sincere apologies.In
bringing this message of goodwill to you,I have to say that I have no
intentions of causing you any pains. I apologize if I infringed on your
privacy.
I am Mrs.NIKE BALOGUN, wife of the former Inspector General
of the Nigerian police force . I got your email address from network
directory in the time I was desperately looking for a trustworthy person
to assist me in this confidential business. My husband Ahlaji Tafa
Balogun ex-inspector general of the Nigerian police,while in office was able
to deposit a large sum of money in different banks in europe. My
husband is presently facing trials and the movement of his family members
(including me) is highly restricted. We are forbidden to either travel
abroad or out of our localities.Unfortunately his plans has been twarted
by his sorbodinate who framed him up,the case is presently in court and
he is presently in a house arrest,hense his movement is being
restricted pending on the out come of the investigations by the ECONOMIC AND
FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC).In my last visit to him,he confided in
me that I should not make any attempt to travel out of the country that
he has gathered that my movement and my activities is being
monitored.Right now as I am writing you this letter,my husband comes out of
the
national news every 9:oopm everyday if you wish to see news papers
carrying my husband's story please kindly let me know.
My husband,during his tenure,deposited the sum of $25,000,000.00 TWENTY
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS with a security firm in
Amsterdam,Netherlands.Presently,
the US$25 million my husband transfered to Netherlands is safe with the
security firm.Before you can get access to it,I have to give you the
password.I am therefore soliciting your help to have this money transfered
into your account before my government gets wind of
this fund,as you know my husband was the police boss in Nigeria before
his arrest. My reason for doing this is because it will be difficult for
the Nigerian government to trace my husband's's money to an individual's
account,especially when such an individual has no relationship with
anybody in Nigeria.I decided to keep that money for my family use because it
is what is left of my huband's property ,alot of my husband's assets
and bank accounts have been seized. At present the money is safe with the
Security Company in Nertherlands.I am currently and temporarily living
in Nigeria with my family' Moreover the political climate in Nigeria at
the moment being so sensitive and unstable.With this password and
information ,I will send you a power of attorney to the security firm; When
you are ready,I will give you the information needed before you can get
access to the fund. You will then proceed to Netherlands where the
consignment containing the funds will be released to you.
I promise to give you 20% of the total funds as compensation for your
assistance 5% will be set aside to take care of all expenses that we may
incure during this transaction.Please ,reply by furnishing me with your
full names and complete home address so that I can pass them to my
family for easy documentations. For more informations about my husband you
can visit this
website:
-http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:R8OhQ0dqojYJ:nigeriaworld.com/columnist/ajayi/020905.html+Tafa+Balogun&hl=en
I am willing to give you a reasonable percentage of the fund for your
assistance.PLEASE YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IN THIS TRANSACTION IS HIGHLY
REQUIRED. Please indicate your interest by replying me through this
email address:mrsosaro@movemail.com OR mrsbalogunns@yahoo.co.uk
Yours sincerely,
MRS. N.I BALOGUN
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