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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: "Muyibat Usman" <muyibat77usman@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:40:26 +0000
Subject: Atten:
Atten:
I presume this letter will come to you as a suprise,but as things
unfold,we will know each other better and how I got your contact.
I am Mrs. Muyibat Usman the wife of Alh. Umaru Usman, the Managing
Director and Chief Executive of Brownish Petroleum Company (BPC)
in Nigeria. I am very sure that you will be of a good assistance
after carefully reading my letter. For many years of marriage now
between me and my husband, I have not given birth to a male child,
and this has really troubled my husband.This is as a result of so
much respect attached to local Tradition Culture and Custom in
there community. And now my husband is dead, In short to be sincere
and honest with you,with the present situation ofthingsnow,
I am being treaten daily by my husband family to get me out from
the house.
I live in Nigeria with my children. My late husband was a loving,
caring and hardworking businessman who died unfortunately In a
ghastly auto crash. Before the sudden death of my beloved husband,
and father of my Two daughters,my late husband intended to establish
a business in the united states of America and London with the sum
of$18.4 million united states dollars, but unfortunately he died
before this proposed venture.Following his death, his family
members insisted that I am not entitled to his property (Assets
and money) since I am a woman and my offspring's all girls as I
do not have a male child for my husband. Well, according to some
barbaric traditional laws here in Nigeria (Africa) which doesn't
permit a woman to inherit a man's property, as they are expected by
tradition to take over the management of his business and other
properties including myself who automatically becomes a wife to
one of his immediate brothers.
Unfortunately to this wicked family members, the $18.4million
united states dollars which my late husband intended to use in
establishing a business in the United States or london was
deposited in a bank account unknown to his family. I and the
lawyer are the only one aware of this money, so I have discussed
this matter with a staff of the bank that i want this money
personally so that I will be able to take care of my children's
educational needs since my husband's family members vehemently
opposed the furtheranceof their education.
According to the staff of the bank, the best way to secure this
money is to transfer this money to a bank account outside Nigeria,
For safe-keeping, later it will be used for business establishment
subject to the Advise of whosoever finally assists us. At this
juncture, I there fore ask for your sincere assistance in providing
us with your bank details and the enablement to facilitate the
remittance of this fund into your nominatedaccount.
As soon as I get your positive response, I shall provide you with
all the necessary detail for this transfer. However, I have decided
to give you 30% of the total money as a reward for your sincere
assistance and the 65% of the money will be for my investment
while 5% of the money will be mapped aside for local and
international expenses as I will want to keep aglow my late husbands
dream of investing in real estate or any lucrative business that you
may want us to invest the money into in your country. Please i need
your urgent assistance because my husband family are tring to take
all which i and my husbnad has labourd for and throw me out of the
house,please don't let this happen to me come and save me out of
this truouble and i will be forever be geatfull to you.
To be sincere and honest with you,this money is never connected
with drugs, money laundry,firearms and ooting,which I beleive might
put fears in you and consequently withdrawing your help for security
reasons.
To be able to help me, kindly send your reply through my private
email address: muyibat77usman@yahoo.ca), you?re personal details
including your contact information for easy communication.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Muyibat Usman
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