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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: " MR FRANK " <franzlohqnfsfe@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 08:59:24 -1100
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL,
Dear Friend,
First I will like you to take your time to go over this mail carefully and with patience.
Please, this is a matter of urgency,
this is because I need your help and I need it very quickly too.
At this stage I will like to introduce my self.
I am Dr Frank Iloh a Senior Personal Assistant to the
first lady of the Federal republic of Nigeria who died
on the 22nd,October,2005 in a Spanish Hospital after
undergoing surgical operation.
www.bbc.co.uk/africalives/myafrica/blogs/005017/ Shortly
before her death the First Lady,Chief Mrs Stella Obasanjo
gave me a very huge amount of money to be transfered
to an off-shore Security Company abroad.
In any case the funds was successfully transfered and it
is currently in a safe deposit abroad.
All the papers to legally claim the funds are with me
but safely put in a place that nobody can discover except
i say so, the amount involved in this transfer
is US$12.5m (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).
I need your urgent assistance in getting this fund out of
the Security company before her husband begins to find a way of recovering
her funds abroad.So that upon my retirement,we can successfully invest
this fund together in your country under your supervision.
Therefore, I sincerely want your help in the area of investment opportunities
in your country. In Research,Real estate and properties,computers and other
things that will bring real returns
for my investment worth.
Please, can you help me by recieving the funds as the beneficiary?.
I assure you that there is no risk involved as the funds
is already out of Nigeria.
All you need is just the papers to put forward before the
Security company and the funds will be released to you promptly.
These papers I am ready to send to you as soon as I hear
from you with personal information about your self.
Be informed that you will be compensated with 20% of the funds
upon collection if you agree to help me, and the rest we can put
into business.
I await your urgent response. I will fill you in with more
information when I have heard from you.
Please do provide me with your phone and fax numbers when
responding.
Thanks and God bless as I look forward to your favourable reply.
You can also reach me at this alternative email address frankyloh@netscape.net
Yours sincerely,
Frank Iloh
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