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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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From: "atten_2@ommail.com" <atten_2@ommail.com>
Reply-To: Julian_obaseki@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 23:22:56 -0500
Subject: SAFE MY LIFE
Mrs.Julian Obaseki,
Flat 8 Block 12 NNPC Quarters,
Garki Abuja Nigeria.
Dearest ,
I presume this letter will come to you as a surprise, but as
things unfold,
we will know each other better. I will start by introducing
myself to you.
I am Mrs.Julian Obaseki, the wife of Chief Jackson Gaius
Obaseki,the recently
retired Managing Director, and Chief Executive, Nigerian
National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC). I am really sure that you will be of a
good assistance
after going thoroughly through this letter.
For many years of marriage now between me and my husband, I
have not given
birth, and this has really troubled my husband. As a result
of the respect
given to local tradition culture and custom here in Nigeria,
my husband
has decided to break the marriage and I have divorced from
him. As at now,I
am no longer Assured of a matrimonial home, am living in the
church now
,praying to God to direct me to sombody that will get me out
of this problem,
Hence I seek your urgent assistance and help which I know
will go a long
way in getting me settled finally. I want to use this
opportunity to move
the sum of (US$12Million Dollars) into your custody for safe
keeping, pending
my arrival in your country.
This said amount was given to my husband as gratification
from some Foreign
Oil Companies he helped in getting Allocation for the
Drilling of Crude
Oil in Nigeria. As a civil servant, he does not want to be
exposed, hence
he gave me this money to keep so that he can be exonerated
from the eyes
of government security operatives in Nigeria.
I contacted my direct sister who introduced an idea for me
which I followed.The
money was then neatly packed in Trunk box and tagged as
Diplomatic Documents
and film materials(PERSONAL EFFECTS).I then deposited the
box for save keeping
in a security/finance company .
The security company do not know that the Trunk box contains
money This
was done for my personal security reasons.The deposit paper
reads: the trunk
box containing film materials and diplomatic documents
Please take proper
note of this.Some top government officials in Nigeria use
this method to
transfer money to their foreign partners outside the country
for confidential
reasons.
The little money I use for personal expenses here has
finished that is why
I needed your assistance to process the release of the box
from the security
company where it was deposited. I want the box to taken out
of the security
company to your destination so that I can be able to open
the box and retreive
the money for my expenses and to arrange myself for business
investment.
Please hasten up and help me to recieve the box. Be informed
that this money
is not connected with drugs; money laundry, firearms and
looting which I
believe will put fears in you to render the required
assistance needed from
you and consequently withdrawing your help for security
reasons. Hence the
source of this said money is clean and clear, Rather,to help
me,kindly prepare
your mind so that I can direct you to the SecurityCompany
where the box
were deposited for the necessary release to your destination
on my behalf
under diplomatic immunity.
During your contact with the Security Company,tell them that
you are my
business associate and that I instructed that the box I
deposited with them
be sent to your address. Be rest assured that this
transaction is 100% risk
free, and my husband will not raise any alarm because the
deposite documents
was written in my name and in my possession now.
As soon as this money is moved to you, and you confirm to me
that you have
received it, I will be coming to meet you up there in your
country where
I wish to live the rest of my life. I will be offering you
25% of this money
if you show your personal commitment in this transaction and
25% of the
money will be used to settle any personal expenses that have
been incured
along the line of the transaction and for all your help at
this time of
need. Be informed that this transaction will not last more
than 10 working
days and it will be concluded because every arrangement has
been put in
place.
Your negative or positive response will be highly
appreciated. via Julian_obaseki@yahoo.com
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Julian Obaseki.
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