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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: "JAMES O SCHANTZ" <jjamexobi@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 06:57:15 -0500
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP

MR JAMES OBI
PLOT 225 KOFO ABAYOMI STREET VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS,
NIGERIA.
TEL:FAX: +234-8038155913

Good day
l am Mr. James Obi, Civil Servant in the Ministry of Health. l know this
proposal will come to you as a surprise because we have not met before
either physically or through orrespondence.
I got your contact from our chamber of commerce here in Nigeria and have no
doubt in your ability to handle this proposal involving huge sum of money.
My father Chief Isama obi(Now Late) was the Royal Head of my community,
ELEME (an oil rich town) in Nigeria. My community produces 5.8% of the
total crude oil production in Nigeria and 0.5% of the Dollar value of each
barrel is paid to my father as royalty by the Federal Government. My father
was also the Chairman of ISAMA Special Oil Trust Fund. In his position as
the Royal head and Chairman of the Oil Trust Fund, he made some money which
he left for me as the only heir toinherit.
The money is EIGHTEEN Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars(US$18.5 This
Money originated from the accumulated royalties between 1976-1998 . Due to
poor banking system in Nigeria and political instability as a result of
past Military rules (1985-1999) , he deposited this Money in a Strong
Room/"VAULTS" with an open beneficiary in a security company pending when
he would finish arrangement to transfer it abroad . He was planning this
when he died late last year of HeartAttack. Just before my father died he
called my attention to the money and charged me to look for a foreigner who
would assist me in the ransfer/investment of the funds abroad. So l would
be very grateful if you could accept to help me achieve this great
objective. I promise to give you 20% of the total funds transferred to your
vital bank account as compensation for your assistance. Five percent (5%)has
been set aside to take care of all expenses we may incure during the
transaction. To indicate your interest, contact me urgently and
confidentially for more information and the roles you will play in
thisbusiness.
All the legal Documents concerning this Money will be sent to you as soon as
we agreed together. Please I will appreciate that you send your
telephone/fax numbers to enable me contact you immediately.

May the almighty God bless you.

Yours faithfully,

MR James obi
N:B= Please, reach me on my confidential tel/fax:
+234-8038155913 or (jirehjireh@mai15.com)for more information.

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