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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: "claral mark" <claral_mark0007@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: claralmark2006@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:26:55 +0000
Subject: WITH DUE RESPECT SIR/MADAM..
Dear Friend,
I greet you in the name of our lord. My name is Mrs.claral mark. I am a
widow and a mother of Two all girls. I know you will see my letter to you as
an embarrassment considering the fact that wedo not know ourselves. I plead
with you to be patient withme I feel very pleased to contact you for some
assistance and business relationship. I live in Nigeria with my children.
Mylate husband was a caring and hard
working businessman who died unfortunately In a ghastly auto crash.
Beforethe sudden death of my beloved husband, and father of my ,
daughters late husband intended to establisha business in the united states
of America with the sum of $15 million united states dollars, but
unfortunately he died before this proposed venture.
Following his entitled to his property (Assets and money) since Iam a woman
and my offspring's all girls as I do not ha ve a male child for my husband.
Well, according to some barbaric traditional laws here in Nigeria (Africa)
which doesn't permit a woman to inherit a man's property, as they are
expected by tradition to take over the management of his business and other
properties including myself who automatically becomes a wife to one of his
immediate brothers. Unfortunately to this wicked family members, the $15
million united states dollars which my late husband intended to use in
establishing a business in the United States was deposited in a bank account
unknown to his family.
I and the lawyer is the only one aware of this money,so I have discussed
this matter with a staff of the bank that i want this money personally so
that I will be able to take care of my children's educationalneeds since my
husband's family members vehemently opposed the furtherance of their
education.
According to the staff of the bank, the best way to secure this money is to
transfer this money to a bank account out side Nigeria For safe-keeping,
later it will be used for business establishment subject to the Advise of
whosoever finally assists us. At this juncture, I therefore ask for your
sincere assistance in providing us withyour bank details and the enablement
to facilitate there mittance of this fund into your nominated account. As
soon as I get your positive response, I shall provide you with all the
necessary detail for this transfer. However, I have decided to give you 30%
of the total money as a reward for your sincere assistance and the remaining
70% of the money will be for my investment as I will want to keep aglow my
late husbands dream of investing in real estate.
To be able to help me, kindly send your details through this my personal
email address claral_mark2006@yahoo.com,
your personal details including your contact information for easy
communication.
Thanking you for your
anticipated response.
Mrs.claral mark
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