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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: "mary_brown285@terra.es" <mary_brown285@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:35:35 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: GOOD DAY
DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS MRS. MARY BROWN. I AM A NIGERIAN. MAYBE, I SHOULD START FROM THE VERY BEGINING SO THAT YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM SAYING. I AM THE P.A. (PERSONAL ASSISTANT) TO THE LATE MRS. STELLA OBASANJO, FIRST LADY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, WHO GAVE UP THE GHOST ON THE EARLY HOURS OF SUNDAY, THE 23RD OF OCTOBER, 2005 IN A SPAINISH HOSPITAL (MOULDING CLINIC) WHILE UNDERGOING A SURGERY - "MAY HER GENTLY AND LOVING SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE" - AMEN. THE FIRST LADY, WHEN ALIVE, WAS MY BOSS, AND AS ANY GOOD BOSS, WAS CARING AND FOCUSED. SHE WAS ALSO MY VERY CLOSE FRIEND.
BEFORE WE TRAVELLED (TO SPAIN) FOR HER SURGERY, THE FIRST LADY TOOK OUT THE SUM OF US$10.5M (TEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATED DOLLARS) FROM HER CHILD CARE WELFARE PROGRAM HERE IN NIGERIA, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE USED TO OPEN A CHILD CARE WELFARE IN SPAIN. AS WE ALL KNOW, MAN PROPOSES, BUT GOD DISPOSES. WE TRAVELLED WITH THIS MONEY AND DEPOSITED IT IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN SPAIN PENDING WHEN SHE (THE FIRST LADY) WOULD BE THROUGH WITH HER SURGERY, BUT SHE UNFORTUNATELY DIDN'T SURVIVE. SO THE MONEY WAS LEFT THERE IN SPAIN WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY. NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT THIS EXCEPT I AND THE FIRST LADY.
NOW, ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS (HOME AND BUSINESS), PHONE & FAX NUMBERS, JUST FOR ME TO KNOW YOU WELL SO THAT I CAN INSTRUCT THE SECURITY COMPANY TO GO AHEAD AND RELEASE THE FUND TO YOU OR EVEN DELIVER IT TO ANY DESTINATION OF YOUR CHOICE. BUT PLEASE, I MUST GAIN YOUR CONFIDENCE AND TRUST BEFORE WE CAN GO ON WITH THIS TRANSACTION.
PLEASE, I AM RELYING SOLELY ON YOUR HELP. I WILL BE COMING TO YOUR COUNTRY AS SOON AS THE TRANSFER IS COMPLETED, FOR US TO DISCUSS WHAT TO INVEST THE MONEY, BUT I PREFERE THE INITIAL MOTIVE OF MY FORMER BOSS, WHICH WAS TO OPEN A CHILD CARE WELFARE.
NOTE THAT EVERY EXPENDITURE INCURED IN COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE DEDUCTED ACCORDINGLY FROM THE FUND. YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT MY PRIVATE EMAIL EMAIL ADDRESS: mary_brown285@yahoo.com
NOTE ALSO, THAT THIS TRANSACTION MUST NOT MADE KNOWN TO ANY ONE. REMEMBER, I AM STILL IN OFFICE AND WONT WANT TO LOOSE MY JOB TILL THIS TRANSACTION IS CONCLUDED.
THANKS, AND GOD BLESS YOU, AS I AWAIT YOUR URGENT AND POSITIVE RESPONSE.
MRS. MARY BROWN
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