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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: "Mike Eze" <mikeeze111@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mikeeze_1@myway.com
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 02:43:03 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY
Dear Friend,
May the Almighty God give you the wisdom to understand my predicament
and i pray that it will never be your own portion.I,Mike Okadigbo, the
youngest surviving son of late Dr Chuba Okadigbo may his gentle soul rest in
perfect peace] Hereby solicit for your help. I know it might marvel you on
how I got to know about your contact, It was on my search through the
Internet on who i can really count on to transact
this business proposal that my spirit directed me to you. I have a
bussiness proposal for you, which I hope by the special grace of God,
because of the fact that i am a christian will be beneficial to you and me.
This Business Proposal Is not an Illusion but achievable If giving your
maximum support and co-operation on it. I have to assure you that, this
Business Proposal Is Risk Free.
My father [Dr Chuba Okadigbo] was the Senate President Of the Federal
Republic Of Nigeria and also The All Peoples Party Vice Presidential
Flag bearer (A.P.P) Have 2003 General Election In the Country before he
was killed by this wicked government that we have. On the dying days of my
father, he confessed to me of $6.5m [six Million, Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars] kept In a Financial Security Company and he directed me to transfer
this money to a foreign account before the government knows of It. My mother
and I are left with no other option than to Invest this money outside the
Country where It will be Safe. I hereby propose this to you If I can be able
to count on you this business proposal.
It is not something that you are going to do for free, no because i
know all what it will take you to make all this done. So, i hereby
stated the sharing as follows:
1 That you take 35% of the money instead the money we get labish.
2 I take 50%
3] 5% will be for any expenses Incurred during the transfer of this
fund.4] The remain 10% will be for my tithe offering In your Country.
Finally, what I need from you Is your telephone number and your contact
address for onward transfer of this fund. I seriously Count on your
support and Cooperation.
Thanks and God bless you, waiting to hear back from you as soon as
possible.Note kindly use this email address to get back to me. mike
eze_1@myway.com
Yours Faithfully,
Mike Okadigbo.
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