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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: Economic and financial Crime commission <efccatnig@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 15:32:16 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Investigation
Attn: Amarjit Singh
We are using this medium to sympatise with you over your sad experience with some disgrunted elements masquerading themeselves as genuine businessmen, bankers, government official etc to dispossess people of their hard earned money.
In the first instance we want to quickly say that these individuals may not be Nigerians but parade themselves as such. Anyway, those that are Nigerians, procedures are on ground to track them down. We cannot watch such misguided individuals to drag our esteemed name down among the committee of nations.
Note that we have sophiscated gadgets on ground to assist us work efficiently, therefore we will be able to do our best. We were able to track your name among other unfortunate victims of this financial crime saga through our networks and gadgets.
What is needed of you now is to provide us with relevant information as to your contact with them and if any document has been given to you, you must send it to us to guide us in our investigation. The names they use are usually fictitious names but we will still need them. We will also need all information concerning you which you have made available to them.
We will take it from there. If we need any assistance from you afterwards we will be in contact.
Caveat: note that thesame disgrunted elements have started using our name to defraud. If you have been contacted in the name of EFCC be careful, and please discontinue further discussion with such persons.
Regards
Dr. Gbenga Olufemi
For: Nuhu Ribadu
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