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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: <sarahduke2@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 10:39:58 +0100
Subject: Investment Proposal From Mrs. Duke
OFFICE OF THE C.E.O.
GULFLINK OIL EXPORTS, NIG. LTD.
AREA 4, GARRIKI ABUJA.
PHONE: +234-8045-256-866
EMAIL- sarahduke@sify.com
Good day Dear
,I am Mrs. Sarah Duke the wife of late Major General Bassey Duke the C.E.O. Gulflink Oil Export Company Nigeria Ltd. who was killed early this year by Islamic Extremists for allegations that he supplied crude oil to Europe, U.S.A., revealed secret information on IRAQI sanction bursting oil operations, arms and wealth to the United Nations.
I am very sure, 100% sure that my husband is innocent of all crime allegations imposed on him by the head of the Emirates. He was given no chance to defend himself and they killed him unjustly. I am so troubled; my spirit refuses to be at rest. The quick need for contacting you is because my husband has been killed unjustly and I am sure if we don't act quickly the head of the Emirates must come for our wealth and assets. Millions of American dollars will be seized. About ($25,000,000.00) Twenty Five Million U.S. Dollars my husband has in a private vault has been successfully deposited with a
Security and finance Firm.
I want you to assist me in claiming these funds for investment purposes in your country by which I will give you all the necessary document of the deposit and whereby these documents will be change in your name as the true beneficiary of the funds by you
or your Attorney. For the smooth success of this transfer of our funds overseas for safekeeping and good investments, we only need a good, honest, trustworthy and highly confidential rich person whom we can offer 20% of the total sum so that the person can help us with 100% efforts to arrange for a good offshore bank account .Contact me for full details, in my private e-mail address, (sarahduke@sify.com) or I am looking trusty forward to receive good news from you. Thanks for your co-operation.
Yours Sincerely, SARAH DUKE
On Behalf of Duke Family
N.B.. I will give you all the particulars which was used to deposit this money in the Security Financial Firm to enable you contact them as our representative. I am
Very sick; we need to be in your country as soon as possible. My son, Kabiru Duke, and me because I want him to resume school in your country. Looking forward to your urgent response for further details and identifications.
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