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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: "susan williams" <susanwilliams67@msn.com>
Reply-To: su_will23@yahoo.com.au
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:25:37 +0000
Subject: RESPONSE NEEDED
Dear friend,
How are you doing today? i hope fine. if so glory be to god.My names is
susan
williams i am the daughter to the late former minister of agriculture in
Nigeria. my dad died since 5yrs ago in a ghastly plane crash on his way back
from Kenya, and since then life has not been easy for me and my family
anyway
i thank god that i am alive today. Since the death of my dad things have not
been easy with us. Though my dad died leaving a huge amount of funds and the
government has refused to release this money because the money has been
lodged
in a foreign account. i and my family have gone through hell even my dads
brothers could not help us and the government has only given us an option
that
the funds can only be released if we have a foreigner that the funds can be
transferred into his or her account.
After this has been done my family and I are willing to offer 30% of the
funds
to anyone that can assist us so that we can claim our athers money. My mum
has
been so ill and things are not really going well with us here.I decided to
contact you because i knew god was gong to use you to assist me and my
family
from our present predicament.
As soon as we have been able to collect this money I and my family will be
coming overseas so we can start up a new life and invest in a profitable
business venture i will be glad if you can assist.
As I write this mail in tears and pains, I appeal to you to assist me so
that
the funds can be transfered. I will give you more details as soon as hear
from
you.I want you to know that I have been directed by the spirit to send this
to
you, may the Lord bless you richly as you assist my family and me in
regaining
our lost life back as this is my mum's only wish right now? and do please
reply me with this email address:su_will23@yahoo.com.au
Best regards
susan williams
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