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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: =?gb2312?q?tamunor=20paul?= <paultams_tt@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: paul11_tt@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 08:29:57 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Mrs. Judith Tamunor
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>From Mrs. judith Tamunor,
#9 Keffi Street,
Off Awolowo Rd,
Victoria Island,
Lagos.
I am Mrs. judith Tamunor, I know this proposal will
come to you as a surprise for the fact that we have
not met before believing that transaction of this
magnitude will make anyone apprehensive or worried but
I can assure you that you will not regret been part
of this mutual beneficial transaction.
SUBJECT: My husband, Chief Daniel Tamunor who died
mid-last year of heart Attack.
He was the Royal king of my community, in Eleme
village in Rivers State South-South Nigeria, (rich in
Crude Oil). My late husbands community produces 5% of
the total crude oil for export overseas which my
government in turn pays my husband 1% of this
generated revenue in Dollars as royalty following the
accumulation of this royalties, during the period of
his 15Years rulership his worth amounted to Ten
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
($10.5M) which he left for me and my children as the
only asset to
inherit. Due to poor banking system and political
instability, here in Nigeria we do not feel ortable
keeping this money here as we do not consider it safe
to bank here in our local banks. Although my husband
deposited the funds in a strong room/safe with an open
beneficiary in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which
he intended to trasfer abroad as a contract payment
before his death.
Proposition: My husband intimated me of this funds
before he died to seek for a honest foreign partner to
assist us transfer the funds abroad, so please, I will
appreciate if you could assist me in this promising
mutual beneficial proposal as we intend to give you
three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars ($3.5M) for your articipation in getting this
funds transfered into your nominated account, 5% will
be set aside to take care of all expenses we may
incure during the transaction. To indicate your
interst, ontact me urgently and confidentially for
more information and the roles you will play in this
business.
All the legal information concerning this money will
be sent to you as soon as possible.
Hoping we receive your positive response.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Judith Tamunor,
send your reply through this mail box
(paul66_tt@yahoo.co.in }
I will like you to provide me immediately with Your
full names, telephone and fax numbers, your occupation
and identification to enable my eldest(son Paul
Tamunor) to contact you as I have given him the go
ahead to handle this transaction on behalf of the
family.
Ask him for the code word and he shall respond
"HAPPINESS" before
discussion. just to be sure that you are speaking to
him
- tamunor paul
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