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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: "Daniel Osaze Abebe" <danosazabe@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 20:42:42 +0000
Subject: PLEA FOR ASSISTANCE
Dear Sir/Madam,
I would ask for a minute to introduce myself so as to afford you the
opportunity of not thinking you are dealing with a total stranger.
I am Mr. Daniel Osaze Abebe. A cousin of Chief (Mrs.) Stella Abeyiowa
Obasanjo(Late), wife of the President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria.
With the effort of my cousin,The first Lady,In the month March 2003 a
contract was awarded to me via my company by the Federal Capital Territory
to the tune of Two Billion Naira,an equivalent of Eighteen Million US
Dollars($18.430.000) for Complimentary Engineering Infrastructure in
the FCT. The contract defination was to pay compensation to individuals who
had their properties reclaimed by the FCT either by way of demolition of
these by the Ministry of Works and Housing.
After the complition of the contract,awaiting payment precisely on the 15th
of August of the same year The First called me and confided in me that I
should solicit for a foreigner to help in the ferrying of a large sum of
amount out of the country. This she said that She wanted my to because all
attention were on her close relative and as such the media was far away from
me.
After a long time of deliberation I resorted to ask how much the amount was
and was told by her that it is to the sum of $45m (Forty five million United
States Dollars).
We came with a scheme to move the money but it was almost impossible as the
difficulty to get a trusted foreign aide was not visible so an advice was
given to me by a friend to first deposit the cash with a security company
who had their head office in Ghana. Which I told her and she agreed. So with
me been in the know the cash was lodged with the security outfit and with
the aid of the Ghanaian Embassy it was carried to Ghana tagged as personal
effect without suspicion because she runs a charity organization for women
and children.
Permit me to say here that her intentions was for a foreign aide to pick up
the consignment and till this day it is still in the vault of the security
company who do not know the content of the package. I am 101% sure that it
is still intact since the documents are with me and I know the beneficiary
but if it gets to the beneficiary I stand to lose out since I do not have
the powers that be to fight for it.
I am willing to give a sizeable percentage to who ever deems it fit to
assist me in all these endeavour.
There is not much to do here since all the necessary parts have been taking
care of from the lawyers to the security company.All you need do is simply
do as I ask. I am pleading for a trust worthy and faithfull person who will
have me at heart not with the intension of defrauding me.
I anticipate a favourable reply from you whether or not you intend to assist
me in this once-in-a-life-time opportunity via:
danosazabe@yahoo.com
Best Regards'
D.O. Abebe.(Mr)
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