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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: "mary okereke" <maryokereke@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 07:30:33 +0000
Subject: letter from mary okerekep
With due respect dear,
I am Mrs. MARY OKEREKE
Having gone through your profile, Aim convinced and pleased to contact you
for some assistance and business relationship. I am a widow, who lives in
NIGERIA. I have a daughter who is the joy of my life.
My late husband was a loving, caring and hard working businessman who died
unfortunately in an auto crash. Before the sudden death of my beloved
husband and father of my daughter, my late husband intended to establish a
business in Europe with the sum of $25million United States dollars, but
unfortunately he died before this proposed venture.
Following his death, his family members are telling me that I am not
entitled to his property (Assets and fund) because I am a woman and my
offspring is a female as well, according to some barbaric traditional laws
here in Nigeria (Africa) which doesn't permit a woman to inherit a man's
property, but I and my child will be cratered for by the late husband family
will take over the management of his business and other properties.
Unfortunately to these wicked family members, the $5 million United States
dollars that my late husband intended to use in establishing a business in
Europe, This fund was deposited in a bank account unknown to his family in
Italy.
It is me and the Manager of the bank is aware of this fund, so I have
discussed this matter with the Manager that I want this fund personally and
he agreed based on some compensation. According to the Manager, the best way
to secure this fund is to transfer it to a foreign account outside Nigeria
for safe-keeping, later it will be used for business establishment with your
advice and assistance, which I will also come over to your country.
At this juncture, I and the Manager needs your sincere assistance in
providing us with your bank account, so that this fund can be transferred
into it within (14) working days as soon as I hear your positive response,
However, I and the Manager has agreed to give you 35% of the fund as a
reward for your sincere assistance and the remaining 65% of the fund will be
for us (I and the Manager).
As you may this fund was saved in Europe, so as soon I hear from you today,
I will give you the full contact of the bank in Italy.
Yours truly,
Mrs. Mary Okereke and my child Joy Okereke.
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