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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: "MISS OLGA HOFFMANN" <olgahoffmann1@alice-dsl.de>
Reply-To: olgahoffmannmary@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:53:15 +0100
Subject: My Dear Good Day
My Dear Good Day,
I know the internet has been abused by users but am contacting
you with faith and hoping you would grant my request.It is my
pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to
establish in your country, though I have not met with you before
but I believe one has to risk confiding in success sometimes in
life. My name is Miss Olga Hoffman.The only daughter of My
late parents Dr Bernard and Madame Rose Hoffman,from
SERRIE LEON.i am now in Nigeria West Africa,I want you to
help me to receive this money in your country and invest the
money for me in your country and send me an air ticket so that
i can come and further my studies in your country so you can
take care of the investment as I am 19 years old girl.
My (late) father Dr Bernard Hoffman who worked in the
government in the SERRIE LEON and he had a company that
frabricates plastics before he was assassinated by the rebbles in
the city of FREETOWN in Feb 2006 and My mother died when I
was just 14 years old in Air Flight Crashes,since then my father
took me so special And all my properties were totally destroyed.
However,i managed to escape by the help of UN Peace Keeping
Boat To Nigeria with some of my father's documents covering this
money(12 million dollars ) US Dollars Only, On My Name which is
presently deposited safely in my name in a leading security company
in London,United Kingdom ,the BOX was deposited in a finance
company in London by my late Father but the finance company's
officials do not know the real content of the BOX in their costody
because my late Father registered it as AFRICAN ARTWORKS
for export and we must clear it as it was registered by my late
Father.The security company Directors have Approved and ready to
transfer the BOX to our foreign partner within 48hrs legitimately and
legally as soon as you send them your information where the BOX
will be transfer with your full contact details.i was advised to live here
in Nigeria Now because i was the next target as the only daughter of
my family.All the vital documents will be Sent to you as our foreign
partner who will receive the BOX i hope you will not betray me
because in this money lies all my hope since my late father died.
I am giving you the offers as mentioned with every confidence on
your acceptance to assist me to receive this BOX and invest this
money in your country,and I have decided to give you 20% of the total
sum for your assistance in helping me to receive this money in your
country i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you
receive this message so that we shall arrange on how this BOX will be
transfer to your country.On commencement, this transaction will take
nothing less than 7 working days to be accomplished as the security
company management told me. All documents covering the BOX are
safe I am sending greetings to you and your family.And Also Assurance
that You Will Not betray me as this money is all my Hope in Life. Send
me this information: as an Assurance
1.Your Full Name..................................
2.Your Full Home Address:.............................
3.Your Age..............................................
4.Your Marital status................................
5.Your Occupation....................................
6.Your position hold...................................
7.Your Phone no;......................................
8.Your fax number.....................................
I am looking forward to hear from you soon.
Respectfully yours,
Miss Olga Hoffmann
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