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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: "Vivian Alamesiayah" <vivianalamesiayah1@mail.mn>
Reply-To: vivianalamesiaya@live.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 01:29:05 -0700
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED FROM YOU.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I must thank you in anticipation for having time to read this mail. In my
own
conviction, a mail in this manner may appear to be junk because of the
little
drama that characterize the whole story. It is a true-life story that has no
ending but uncivilized in nature. The bottom line here is that, we are being
punishing by the sins of our father who the government sideline because of
corruption in public office. It takes a man with different perception to
life, a
man with the love of God and humanity to pay credence to this mail. You see,
18
months ago, my father was a former governor in one of the states in
Niger-delta
region in Nigeria. It is quite unfortunate that he is presently behind-bars
for
alleged corruption and mismanaged or looting of government treasury. This
problem started in 2006 when my father jumped bail in London for money
laundry
charges. This ugly incidence warranted the State House of Assembly to
impeach
him, then appointed his deputy as the governor of the state. It is sad to
note
that, since the impeachment of my father, the government had been frozen any
account related to him, his wife and children both local and foreign
immediately
they discovered it. To this,subjecting the family to untimely poverty.
I am 20 years old, an undergraduate student in one of the Universities in
Nigeria with 4 of my younger siblings in secondary schools. My mother died 3
months ago as a result of heart failure, life has been so miserable for us,
for
every step we take is being monitored by security operatives of Economic and
Financial Crime Commission.
Recently, the only remaining bank in Nigeria that confided with the family
has
instructed us {out of fear} to pullout the money deposited in their bank
within
3 weeks of this notice. According to the bank, they said, the Federal
Government
had invited them for questioning and threaten to close the bank if they find
out
that the family had an account with the bank. My father open these accounts
in
my mother's name and I during his tenure as governor and we have no
alternative
than to transfer this money to a server account in overseas especially the
country that has no or less attention to the government. The problem is,
which
account are we transferring these amounts to? This problem is an impediment
to
our life fulfillment today. So, I am begging you in the name of God and
humanity
to kindly allow this money to be transfer into your account. The two
accounts
worth $3.5 million as in $2 million and $1.5 million respectively. We cannot
afford to let the bank confiscate these accounts that is why it is necessary
to
transfer it by all means. I got your contact on email search and I was
touched
to choose you out of 10 other people. Sir, you are more or less the friend
of
the family who is seeing to our well-being.
To this, you shall be sending money to us from the intending deposited
amount in
your account through Western Union Money Transfer whenever we needs money.
Then,
buy a house (worth $200,000) in our name in case we intend to relocate. My
younger siblings and I have agreed to part the sum of $300,000 for this
kind-gesture. You are now like a father to us which means you will not by
any
means alert to the government of Nigeria or your country or relate to and
person(s) or group of person(s) regarding to this account. If you do, then
you
have rendered us useless in life. Please if you are not down with this
because
of one reason or the other. Please kindly assist in getting someone you
trust.
Your immediate response will pave way in hiring a lawyer and effect transfer
of
this fund. We prefer email communication for
security reasons.
May God bless you and your family for having a place in your heart to assist
me.
Thanks.
Miss Vivian Alamesieyah.
EMAIL:(vivianalamesiaya@live.com)
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