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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: "joycelyn patel" <joycelynpatelibrahim@joycelynpatel-personalmailaccount.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 22:12:17 +0000
Subject: I WAS SOLEMNLY DIRECTED TO CONTACT YOU
Hello
I am making this contract with you based on trust and confidence i have
for you and God irrespective of the fact that we have not met before and
because of the nature of the transaction i am about to introduce to you.i
want to remain positive having the faith,will and convincing myself that you
will be interested and capable to do the transaction with me.
This financial transaction i wish to intimate you with is of mutual
benefit and its success is entirely based on mutual trust,cooperation and a
high level of confidentiality as regard this transaction.
i am from a royal family,daughter of a high rated traditional ruler in
the deep part of nigeria.The third daughter in the family of six.A graduate
of political science.i am seeking your assistance to enable me to transfer
the sum of $10million united state dollars in your private account.my father
is late,the fund came as a result of contract awarded to my father by the
federal government of nigeria.Being a traditional ruler from the deep region
where oil main success of nigeria's survival comes from and other
accumulated wealth all the time he lived on earth.
The money is supposed to be $26million united state dollars,but the one
i was shown and given necessary document by my father is $10million united
state dollars.This is as a result of being the only graduate among us and
father's precious daughter.and normally as our tradition demand am supposed
to present it to the family so as to be shared among the children. Right now
all i want is a trusted man i can transfer the $10million united state
dollars to,prepare my document and travel immediately to meet the person and
get marreid or otherwise if the man does not want to get married to me share
the money as stated below;
[ 1] 30% of the money will be for you as beneficiary
[ 2] 10% for reimburserment to both parties for incidental expenses that may
be incurred during the course of the transaction.
[ 3] 60% of the fund will be for me which i invest in your country hence you
decide not to marry me.
All logistic are in place and all modalities worked out for a smooth
actualization of the transaction within the next few working days of
commencement,for further details as to the workability of this transaction.
Thank you and God bless as i am anxiously waiting for your urgent
response.please when replying,indicate your confidential telephone,fax
number,and provide a company name you would like us to use in applying for
payment for urgent conclusion of the transaction.you can mail me back to
this address
Thank you.
Miss Joycelyn Patel Ibrahim
joycelynpatel@yahoo.com
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