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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: "Munirat Balogun" <muniratbalogun@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: munirat_balogun1@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 00:47:50 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT!
My Dearest,
I am highly compelled upon strict recommendation, to write you this very
urgent and confidential letter. I do hope my letter will not embarrass you
since I had no previous correspondence with you. Please all replies should
be through my private email box I am sending this proposal with due sense of
humanity, responsibility and with few awareness that you will give it a
sympathetic attention. I regret the inconvenience it may cause you based on
the condition that we have not met before.
I am Mrs. Munirat Balogun, the wife of TAFA BALOGUN, the formal inspector
General of police (IG) of Federal Republic of Nigeria .I am contacting you
in view of the fact that we will be of great assistance to each other like
wise developing a cordial relationship.
My husband along with his good service has been accused of looting several
Billion United States Dollars from the Nigeria Government. The current
attitude of the present government towards my family has indeed made life
quite unbearable for us. Fortunately, Balogun my Husband has Eighteen
million and Six hundred thousand of United States Dollars(US$18.6
million) cash, which he intended to use for investment purposes overseas.
This money is kept in a private security company. This money was deposited
for safe keeping in the security vault of a freighting agency here by my
husband preparatory to being air lifted abroad for investment
purposes before his arrest leaving a clause that it could only be claimed by
an expatriate partner. It is only my husband and myself that know where the
money is kept.
Due to the current situation in the country concerning government’s
vendettas towards my family, we seek your assistance to transfer this money
out of Nigeria for the purpose of investment as intended by my husband. Note
that my family is currently being probed by this present government for
alleged involvement in misappropriation of public funds. Towards this
effect, an embargo restricting my family members from traveling or carrying
out financial transactions without their express permission is in force.
Right now, my husband (Tafa Balogun) is under arrest and is being detained
in connection to the above and other activities in the Government. However,
I have an arrangement on how to freight this money to you after receiving
some assurances from you of the safety our own share and that you will only
take the commission that we will offer you. This money personally belongs to
my husband and he intends that it still be used for investment.
The freighting company to be used has now been introduced to me and as soon
as we receive your readiness to assist us receives this fund we shall
formalize the deposit documents in your name and reach an agreement with
them to air lift the consignment for your pick up. Bearing in mind that your
assistance is needed to transfer this fund, we propose a commission of
15%(Fifteen Percent) of the total sum to you for the expected services and
assistance. While 5% is mapped out for miscellaneous expenses.
On your positive consent, I shall expect you to contact me urgently to
enable us discuss about this. Your urgent response is highly needed. I must
use this opportunity to implore you to exercise utmost indulgence to keep
this matter extraordinarily confidential, while I await your prompt
response.
Be rest assured of this and right now am in abijan ivory coast capital for
safety of me and my children,very soon i will move to United Kingdom,i will
later give you the phone number which you will use to contact me.
Best Regards,
MRS. MUNIRAT BALOGUN
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