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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: "collins benny" <marycollins@goodwillzone.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 01:54:08 +0000
Subject: FIRST FOUNDATION SECURITIES
FIRST FOUNDATION SECURITIES
LIMITED, 8A SHONUBI STREET, YABA,
LAGOS- NIGERIA
Greetings to you from Nigeria, It gives me great pleasure to introduce
myself to you. My name is Mrs Sharon Freeman, I am the Executive Director,
First Foundation Securities Limited. I got to know about you (email address)
from the chamber and commerce of Nigeria business directory. For any
avoidance of doubt, I am a professor of microeconomics and economic
development from the university of Wisconsin; I am an economic development
consultant, a part time lecturer. I also do some form of business for
powerful people in Nigeria.
Hence, my closeness to powerful individuals in power and corridors of power.
One of such individual is the erstwhile inspector general of the Nigerian
police Mr. TAFA BALOGUN, he
happens to be a close friend and confidant of mine. He was alleged to have
stolen $18m (eighteen million dollars) from the state treasury hence his
retirement from the Nigerian Police.
Truly, this fund was kept in our security company but after investigation by
state security operatives, it was foundthat the funds has no traces of any
stolen nor state funds. Therefore to secure this funds , he mandated me to
transfer this money abroad into an account of someone that will hold the
money in trust for him pending when he will seek a court injunction
restraining the state from trapping on his rights.
In the light of the above, I got your email address from the chamber of
commerce and industry directory which I believe is an authentic guide that
will aid me in getting a honest and trustworthy fellow who will make this
transaction to be smooth and devoid of any form fraud. It is for your
information to know that the details of this deal is outlined thus :60% of
the total sum of money is for us, 25% of the total sum of money($4.5m) is
for you for the very fact that you facilitated the deal while the remaining
15% is for expenses to be incurred in the course of the transaction.
For this reason, if you are interested in this deal, you are to expedite
action by sending to me the following information:
Your full name, your state and contact address and
your telephone number(s) and fax number.
All these aforementioned information must be sent to so that i can get the
neccessary docunment in your name.
Finally, I want to assure you that this deal is 100% risk free therefore you
need not be afraid. Also, I want to believe this new partnership between you
and us will bring about greater prosperity and wealth creation if only you
will give me that element of doubt that you can be trusted. Remember, this
deal is of utmost secrecy and confidentiality.
I look forward to your quick response to this deal.
Yours truly
MRS Sharom Freeman
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