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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: "george ikoli" <gik2470@msn.com>
Reply-To: kantexconsult@ny.com
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 07:53:11 +0000
Subject: Letter from George Ikoli.
From: George Ikoli
Kantex Consult
Fax: 234-1-759-07-10
Good day,
I humbly wish to seek your assistance in a matter that is very important and
needs utmost trust and confidence. Kindly accept my apology for contacting
you this way and forgive me if this is not acceptable to you.
I am George Ikoli, a business consultant and close confidant of one of
Nigeria's most powerful family. The wife of a former top government official
now late wish to move out the sum of US$14.5 million for investment in a
viable sector oversea.
For obvious reasons, my client does not wish to place this fund with
established financial institution in the family's name for security reason.
It is her desire that this deal be handled as quietly as possible without
possibility of any leakage to the public or Government as a result of the
circumstances that lead to the death of her husband who was a powerful
politician in the Country.
She has therefore empowered and instructed me to look for a reliable
foreigner who can arrange and receive the money and assist to invest part of
the fund properly for the family.
If you agree to receive this fund on behalf of my client and her family and
to help manage part of the fund, I shall arrange for the release of this sum
of US$14.5 Million to you. If you meet my requirement and upon a favourable
response from you, I shall let you know how you will receive it. Your
commission shall be down payment of 15% of the total sum. And annual 5% of
the after tax returns on investment you are to manage for the first five
years. Thereafter, the terms shall be varied.
If you are capable and willing to participate in this transaction, reach me
by e-mail hence, you are to furnish me with your direct phone number for
further briefings. In any case, please keep it tight secret.
I await your response.
Best regards.
George Ikoli
Principal Partner.
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