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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: "Mr. Bodrick Hans" <bodrick@madrid.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bodricks@Cieux.zzn.com
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 22:32:28 -0800
Subject: Mrs.Stella Obasanjo's death.
From: Mr. Bodrick Hans
Hello,
I am Mr. Bodrick Hans, it is true that we have never meet each other before and I believe that this whole thing will sounds strange to you, do not dismiss this letter as a junk or one of the Internet scam mails because everything I am going to tell you here has prove and evidence and i believe that its only time that will vindicate me. I don't know how familiar you are with the recent events that befall the president of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.I am the personal financial secretary to the late first lady of federal republic of Nigeria late Mrs. Stella Obasanjo who died in a Spanish hospital in the early hours of 22nd of October 2005,to read more about her tragic death visit: www.thisdayonline.com <http://www.thisdayonline.com/> or www.vanguardngr.com <http://www.vanguardngr.com/> ,I am writing this letter in confidence that we should have a mutual understanding on this information I am going to divulge to you
C On several occasions I traveled out side the country with the late first lady, we normally move huge amounts of money (CASH) out of the country.Due to her diplomatic immunity coverage as the first lady, our luggage's are never searched at the airports. On our last trip to Spain on 21st Oct, 2005, we traveled with the sum of $15million United States dollars (CASH) which she intended to invest in Spain because we normally travel to Spain for her body surgery.
Right now, as am writing you, I am in position of this funds and am the one who knows about this fund and it's arrangement, the plan was to deposit the luggage Containing the money into a Security company in Spain and after her medication on Tuesday, she will make arrangement to meet some people for the investment purposes, normally the Consignment was deposited in my name into the security company. Surprisingly on Sunday morning, the doctor called me and said that she is dead, I didn't believe it, I have to call the president and pass on the information to him.However,i have decided to remain here ever since then until am able to secure this funds.
No one else knows anything about this money, and I want to present you as the beneficiary of the consignment so that we will meet in Spain, as I do not want anybody to have a trace on this consignment, I have the deposit certificate and shipment airway bill of the consignment with me .I consider this as an opportunity for me to make my fortune but this is not something I will do alone to avoid suspicion. if you are interested to assist me, kindly reply via my email address to bodricks@Cieux.zzn.com <mailto:bodricks@Cieux.zzn.com> or call me on Tel:0034-697250680 so that we can discuse further on this.
This is highly confidential. I believe you will not expose this information to anyone.
Please email me back to confirm your acceptance of this offer.
Mr. Bodrick Hans
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