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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: "Olu Adeniji" <olucbn@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:35:38 -0800
Subject: Dear Sir
DIRECT MOBILE 234-803-3975336)
E-MAIL: (olu_2004_2005@yahoo.com )
Dear Sir
am Dr. Olu Adeniji Foreign payment adviser to the president Federal Republic
of Nigeria, Sequel to the secretive arrangement in regards of the shipment
of your contract sum, I wish to inform you that all necessary modalities
have been automatically concluded and has left Nigeria to London via there
stop over unit today for your collection/claim it with your shipment
document in Express Cargo Flight With Air And Sea Diplomat office in London
Note carefully that the content of the boxes is "MONEY" but I did not
disclose it to the Courier Services as Money, rather I informed them that
the boxes contain Vital "DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS" belonging to my client
(thats you).
Furthermore, the weight of the consignment is 180kg but I manage to pay only
98kg, which cost US$45,900.00. On no account should you disclose the content
of the boxes with the Diplomatic Courier Services for fear of betrayal. So
do not allow them to know that the content is money. ,
In the meantime, contact the Diplomatic Courier Services Mr. JOHN MIKE . On
his email address univasalvdiplomatictrust2009@yahoo.com today as soon as
you receive this fax to know the actual situation with the consignment and
get back to me as soon as possible so that I can give you the shipment
document with the keys, that will prove your self the owner of the
consignment also inform them, date of your coming to there office to pick up
the consignment from them, also you can arrange with them for the delivery
to your address why I did not instructed to deliver it to avoid mistake of
delivering.
Congrates and remain blessed.
Best Regards,
Dr. Olu Adeniji
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