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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: "Mrs Cythia Opebi Punch" <mrscythia_punchopebi143@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrscynthiapunch@excite.com
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:44:38 +0000
Subject: COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON/ SAVE MY LIFE AND CHILDREN PLS.
COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON/ SAVE MY LIFE AND CHILDREN PLS.
Dear Sir/Madam.
TEL: 234-1-4357106.
I greet you in the name of our lord. My name is Mrs. Cynthia O Punch. 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 we do not know ourselves. I
plead with you to be patient with me I feel very pleased to contact you for
some assistance and business relationship. I live in Nigeria with my
children. My late husband was a loving, caring and hardworking businessman
who died unfortunately after a briefe illness which the doctor said that it
was a result of heart attack.
Before the sudden death of my beloved husband, and father of my daughters,
my late husband intended to establish a business in the united states of
America with the sum of$30 million united states dollars, but unfortunately
he died before this proposed venture. Following his death, his family
members insisted that I am not entitled to his property (Assets and money)
since I am a woman and my offspring's all girls as I do not have 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 $30million 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 educational needs 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 outside 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 there fore
ask for your sincere assistance in providing us with your bank details and
the enablement to facilitate the remittance 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 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 through my email, your personal details including your
contact information for easy communication.
Thanking you for your anticipated response
Mrs. Cynthia O. Punch.
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