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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: "Juliet Obaseki" <julietobaseki@msn.com>
Reply-To: juliet_obaseki@walla.com
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:56:01 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY
Mrs. Juliet Obaseki,
Flat 8 Block 12 NNPC Quarters,
Garki Abuja Nigeria.
Dearest Friend,
I presume this letter will come to you as a suprise,but as things unfold, we
will know each other better and how I got your contact.I will start
byintroducing myself to you, I am Mrs Juliet Obaseki.,the wife of Chief
Jackson Gaius Obaseki, the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive of
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
I am very sure that you will be of a good assistance after carefully reading
my letter. For many years of marriage now between me and my husband,I have
not given birth,and this has really troubled my husband.This is as a result
of so much respect attached to local Tradition Culture and Custom in there
community, so my husband has decided to break the marriage. In short to be
sincere and honest with you,with the present situation of things now,my
matrimonial home look broken.I am being treaten daily by my susposed
legitmate husband to get me out from the home.My husband parents and
brothers are not left out in this matter.This situation has really affected
me psychologically,mostof the time I am in the church to pray and rest
myself,because there is no room for rest in my own home again.
As I am writing to you now,I am no longer assured of a matrmonial home,hence
I seek your urgent assistance and help me out,which I know will go a long
way in geting me settled down finally.I want to use this opportunity,since
my husband has abandoned me because of childlessness,to move the $18 million
US Dollars into your custody for safe keeping,pending my arrival in your
country.Be informed that this said amount was given to my husband as
gratification from some foreign oil companies he helpede in securing
Allocation for the Drilling of Crude Oil in Nigeria.As a civil servant he
does not want to be esposed,so he gave me this money to keep in my personal
account,this was when the going was okay between us,so that he can exonerate
himself from the eyes of Government security operatives and the civil
service commission(CSC)which is the body that scrutinizes the activities of
all civil servants in
Nigeria as checks and balances for official misconduct.
To be sincere and honest with you,this money is never connected with
drugs,money laundry,firearms and looting,which I beleive might put fears in
you and consequently withdrawing your help for security reasons. Hence the
source of this said money is clean and clear.This money is been deposited in
a SECURITY COMPANY as a raw materials which i wanted to send abroad. all i
needed from you so that you will stand and claim this fund from the
security company as follows.
(1) YOUR FULL NAME.
(2) YOUR CONTACTADDRESS
(2) YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.
Be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free and my husband will
not raise any alarm,because he will not like to put himself and his position
in NNPC in jeopardy,and if he does,he stands to loose his job. As soon as I
receive your response and your willingness to help as regards to this,I will
furnish you on the next line of action to take immediately.
I will start coming to meet you in your country.I promise to compensate you
very well at the successful end,this is the guranttee I am giving you from
my heart of heart that this transaction will not be more than 14 working
days and it will be concluded because every necessary/vital arrangementshas
been put in place,take note. Your negative or positive response will be
highly appreciated by me Thanks and God bless you and your family.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Juliet Obaseki
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