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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: Carroll Erika <peteyumyum@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:33:29 -0400
Subject: DEAR FRIEND.
DEAR FRIEND,
I KNOW THIS EMAIL WILL COME TO YOU IN AN ODD MANNER, AS YOU HAVE NOT
RECEIVED ANY PRIOR COMMUNICATION FROM ME BEFORE NOW.
BUT BE THAT AS IT MAY, MY NAME IS BARRISTER CARROLL ERIKA, PERSONAL
ATTORNEY TO ENGR JOHN HUDSPITH A BRITISH CITIZEN WHO TILL HIS DEATH
WORKED WITH THE WILLBROS, A U.S OIL ENGINEERING FIRM IN NIGERIA, ENGR
JOHN HUDSPITH DIED ON MONDAY, 20TH FEBRUARY 2006 AFTER HE AND EIGHT (8)
OTHER FOREIGN OIL WORKERS WERE ABDUCTED BY MILITIA GROUPS ACTIVE IN THE
NIGER DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA, ON THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATION BY THE
NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE MILITANT GROUP UNFORTUNATELY, ENGR JOHN
HUDSPITH DIED, BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE HARD A JUST COMPLETED CONTRACT OF
$45 MILLION DOLLARS WHICH WAS PROCEED OF A CONTRACT WORK WE JUST
CONCLUDED WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC).
PLEASE FIND FACT ON THE INFORMATION FROM THE WEBSITE BELOW.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4726680.stm
AFTER HIS PAINFUL DEATH HIS WIFE MRS. DORIS HUDSPITH WHO HARD NO CHILD
FOR HIM TUCK OVER AS HIS NEXT OF KIN AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED WITH THE
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY FOR THE RELEASE OF HER LATE HUSBAND FUND WHICH
HAS BEEN APPROVED YESTERDAY FOR PAYMENT BEFORE I GOT SUDDEN NEWS OF HER
DEATH. MRS. DORIS HUDSPITH WAS CONFIRMED DEAD ON WEDNESDAY 21ST AUGUST
2008, SHE DEAD OF A PLANE CRASH IN MADRID SPAIN.
FIND FACT ON THE INFORMATION FROM THE WEBSITE BELOW.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/20/plane.crash.madrid.more/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
BASED ON HER DEATH, I E-MAILED YOU TO ACT AS HER NEXT OF KIN TO INHERIT
THE DUE PAYMENT. YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR FOR I HAVE WITH ME ALL THE
COVERING DOCUMENTS OF THIS PROJECT, PLEASE UNDERSTAND I AM NOT
CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I CANNOT DO THIS BUSINESS ON MY OWN
SUCCESSFULLY, BUT BECAUSE I AM THERE PERSONAL ATTORNEY AND AS SUCH NOT
ALLOWED TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNTS, THAT IS WHY I AM LOOKING FOR A
FOREIGNER I CAN USE AND KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT AS A FOREIGNER, THE
MOVEMENT OF THE FUND WILL RAISE NO DOUBT THAT IS WHY I HAVE DECIDED TO
CONTACT YOU.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO ASSIST ME, PLEASE LET ME HAVE THE BELLOW
INFORMATION SO THAT I CAN FURNISH YOU WITH FURTHER DETAILS ON THE
MODALITIES OF THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
NAME/TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
PLEASE YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP THIS MATTER TO YOUR SELF, AS I DO NOT
WANT IT TO BE EXPOSED IN ORDER NOT TO JEOPARDIZE OUR CHANCES OF
SUCCEEDING. LET IT BE KNOWN TO YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HUNDRED
PERCENT RISKS FREE AND YOUR SECURITY HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OFF.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS TRANSACTION, SEND ME AN EMAIL TO
BARR_CARROLLERIKA@YAHOO.COM.HK FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATIONS.
BEST REGARDS.
BARR CARROLL ERIKA.
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