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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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From: thomas philips <th_philips03@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: th_philips01@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:20:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND
FROM THE DESK OF:MR THOMAS PHILIPS.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA(ABUJA)
Dear Friend,
First I will like you to take your time to go over this mail carefully
and with patience.Please, this is a matter of urgency,this is because I need your help and I need it very quickly too.
At this stage I will like to introduce my self,I am Thomas Philips a Senior Personal Assistant to the first lady of the Federal republic of Nigeria who died on the 22nd,October,2005 in a Spanish Hospital after
undergoing surgical operation.
www.bbc.co.uk/africalives/myafrica/blogs/005017/ Shortly
before her death the First Lady,Chief Mrs Stella Obasanjo,gave me a very huge amount of money to be transfered to an off-shore Security Company abroad.
In any case the funds was successfully transfered and it is currently in a safe deposit abroad.
All the papers to legally claim the funds are with me,but safely put in a place that nobody can discover except i say so, the amount involved in this transfer is US$12.5m (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).
I need your urgent assistance in getting this fund out of the Security company before her husband begins to find a way of recovering
her Asset abroad.So that upon my retirement,we can successfully invest
this fund together in your country under your supervision.
Therefore, I sincerely want your help in the area of investment opportunities in your country. In Research,Real estate and properties,computers and otherthings that will bring real returns
for my investment worth.
Please, can you help me by recieving the funds as the beneficiary?.
I assure you that there is no risk involved as the funds is already out of Nigeria.
All you need is just the papers to put forward before the
Security company and the funds will be released to you promptly.
These papers I am ready to send to you as soon as I hear from you with personal information about your self.
Be informed that you will be compensated with 20% of the funds
upon collection if you agree to help me, and the rest we can put
into business.
I await your urgent response. I will fill you in with more information when I have heard from you.
Please do provide me with your phone and fax numbers and your full Name,also with your contact address when responding.
Thanks and God bless as I look forward to your favourable reply.
You can also reach me at this alternative email address
th_philips01@o2.pl
Yours sincerely,
Mr Thomas Philips.
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