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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: "Tony Tom" <tony_don9@msn.com>
Reply-To: hassanadams2222@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:02:18 +0000
Subject: pls call me today
DEAREST ONE
GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF ALMIGTY GOD.DEAR ONE PLEASE PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU
OF MY DESIRE FOR GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR NAME
AND CONTACT FROM THE NIGERIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S
ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND
TRUSTWORTHY PERSON THAT I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS
I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.
I AM HASSAN ADAMS THE FIRST SON OF LATE MR MUHAMED ADAMS . MY FATHER HAS A
SHEL IN MR BIGGS FOODS P.L.C IN NIGERIA, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL IN ABUJA
NIGERIA BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF
THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL. AND WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE
20ST OCTOBER 1983, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE AM A MOTHERLESS.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 26TH JUNE 2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HEHE
IN NIGERIA. HIS LOWYER CALLED ME TO HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS THE
SUM OF US$29,000,000(TWENTY NINE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A
SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN NIGERIA,THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE
NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUNDS.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH AND A DEAL WHICH
AMOUNTED TO US$34.000.000 THEY ARE HAVING AT HAND, THAT HE WAS KILLED BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY
OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSE,ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT.
DEAR ONE, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1.TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERED TO
2.TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A BOY OF 16 YEARS
3.TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY
EDUCATION AS I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO SCHOOL.
MOREOVER,DEAR ONE I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS
COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS
FUNDS TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS WHILE 2% WILL BE FOR ANY EXPENSES
MADE TO SEE THE SUCCESS OF THIS POSSIBLE TRANSACTION.
FURTHER,MORE. YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE
THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN FOURTEEN ( 13) WORKING DAYS
YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME BY SENDING DOWN YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND
FAX NUMBERS INCLUDING YOUR BANKING PARTICULARS SO THAT IT WOULD BE FORWARDED
TO THE BANK FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSFER TO YOUR END ACCOUNT. CONTACT ME IN THIS
PHONE NO. 234 8062504026 TODAY PLS ASK OF HASSAN ADAMS THE SON OF MUHAMED
ADAMS. .
DEAR ONE I ANTICIPATE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS YOU MAY GOD ALMIGTY REWOULD YOU ,AS YOU RESPONS TO MY EMAIL AND GOD
BLESS. YOU AND YOUR FAMLLY
PLS TRY TO CALL ME TODAY FOR THIS ASSISTANCE
DEAR ONE I
ANTICIPATE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON
YOURS FAITHFULLY
HASSAN ADAMS
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