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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: "Tunde Baba" <tunbaba_bonnet001@msn.com>
Reply-To: tunbaba_2005@fastermail.com
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 20:06:04 +0000
Subject: TRULY
ATTEN
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I CRAVE YOUR INDULGENCE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS MAIL AS MY SITUATION HAS
NECESSITATED MY CONTACTING YOU BY THIS MEANS WHICH LOOKS A BIT
UNCONVENTIONAL.
MY NAME IS TUNDE LAWAL, I AM THE YOUNGER BROTHER OF LATE MRS. STELLA
OBASANJO,THE WIFE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA WHO
DIED IN MARBELLA,SPAIN ON 23RD OF OCTOBER,2005 AFTER COSMETIC SURGERY.MY
SISTER LATE MRS.STELLA OBASANJO WAS FIRST LADY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA FROM 29TH MAY 1999 TILL HER DEATH.SHE WAS VERY INFLUENCIAL IN HER
HUSBAND'S ADMINISTRATION INCLUDING RUNNING AN N.G.O.[NON GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANISATION]KNOWN AS CHILD CARE TRUST WITH INTEREST IN MAINLY DISADVANTAGED
CHILDREN.
MY LATE SISTER WAS NOT EVEN 5TH IN HIERARCHY OF PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S WIVES
BUT,THE FACT THAT SHE WAS USED AS FIRST LADY EXPOSED US TO A LOT OF JEALOUSY
WHILE SHE LIVED AND NOW THAT SHE IS NO MORE,THERE EXIST A VERY UGLY
INFIGHTING WITHIN THE OLUSEGUN OBASANJO'S NUCLEUS FAMILY AND WE ARE NOW AT A
VERY GREAT RISK BECAUSE OF THE INFLUENCE WE WIELDED
WHILE SHE WAS ALIVE.
AS IT STANDS,THERE IS A SEARCH LIGHT ON HER TRANSACTIONS AND ALL OF US
RELATED TO HER ARE NOW TARGETS OF THE ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIMES
COMMISSION[EFCC] WITH A VIEW OF FINDING WHAT COULD BE USED TO DISCREDIT OUR
FAMILY AND POSSIBLY THE OBASANJO ADMINISTRATION..I AM THE FINANCIAL
CONTROLLER OF CHILD CARE TRUST AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF MY LATE SISTER
IN ALL HER BUSINESS INTEREST/CONCERNS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE NIGERIA.
I AM AWARE THAT MY SISTER MRS.STELLA OBASANJO [LATE]DEPOSITED A BOX
CONTAINING CASH OF $US 50,000.000.000[FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS]IN A SECURITY
COMPANY IN SPAIN AND NO ONE ELSE KNOWS ABOUT THE CONSIGNMENT KEPT &
REGISTERD AS FAMILY VALUABLES OTHER THAN MY SELF AND THE VAULT MANAGER OF
THE SECURITY COMPANY.
SHORTLY AFTER HER DEATH,I CONTACTED THE VAULT MANAGER AND HE ADVISED THAT I
ARRANGE TO QUICKLY MOVE OUT THE CONSIGNMENT.IT IS MY DECISION TO LOOK FOR A
RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD COME FORWARD TO CLAIM THE
CONSIGNMENT.I HAVE MADE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS
FOR THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP TO ANYBODY'S NAME WHO IS WILLING TO WORK WITH ME
& WITHIN 10 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE INFORMATION,I WILL EFFECT THE CHANGE OF
THE OWNERSHIP AND CAUSE THE FREIGHT OF THE CONSIGNMENT TO ANY OTHER COUNTRY
WHERE AN ACCOUNT SHALL BE OPENED AND WE DISTRIBUTE THE CASH.YOU ARE
REQUESTED TO CONTACT ME THROUGH tunbaba_2005@fastermail.com , IF THIS
PROPOSAL MEETS YOUR INTEREST BY PROVIDING YOUR TELEPHONE,FAX & EMAIL ADDRESS
TO ENABLE US WORK OUT OTHER DETAILS.
WHETHER INTERESTED OR NOT KEEP ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY PLEASE.
YOUR RESPONSE IS AWAITED
MANY THANKS,
tunde lawal
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