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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: bishop hug <ministry_60@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 02:03:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: urgent reply
My Dearest,
It is my pressure to write to you for an important issue,I am Mr ogbu kingsley the son of Mr koma who was the Director of mineral base of my country here in nigeria.I want to used this time to let you know that i have 2.5 million dollars which i inherted from my late father which he diposted in a bank here in my name as the next of kin and since he die i am looking for a better person that will help me to transfer the money out from this country to his own ,in terms of i need your help to transfer this fund to your account.Now this fund is in one of the Bank here which i have been trying to get some one like you to help me and transfer the fund to his account for extablishing of a company in your country or even my country which you will be the manger as i don't know how to start it.
if it can be possible for you to come over here and stay until this transaction will be ok i will like it.In everything i will give you 25% out of the total sum.As you know that i do not have money to transact this transaction with you any amount of money you sent to tranfered this fund to your country you will sult out from the total amount.
You may ask how did my father get this fund? My father is one of the first people that ship coco and Gold to other country for business which he told me everything concering his life before he die.As the only son of the family i will like to used this fund on which way that is will be better for my life and move out from this country ;
i will like to hear from you and more diretive of the transfer of this fund into your account.
as soon as you read this mail try to get back to me for more information .
i am looking for your mail so urgent.
Thanks
ogbu kingsley
mobile number 234-8045259525
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