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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: MISS HOPE OBI <miss_hope_obi_01@yahoo.co.th>
Reply-To: misshopeobi1@latinmail.com
Date: 4 Nov 2006 00:13:27 +0100
Subject: A CRY FOR HELP
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM VERY SORRY IF THIS MIGHT OFFEND YOU, THOUGH I DONT KNOW YOU BUT I BELIEVE THE SPIRIT OF MY FATHER STILL LEAVES WITH ME, ALSO, I KNOW HE IS AWARE THAT AM CONTACTING YOU FOR AN ASSISTANCE BASED ON TRUST.
PERMIT ME TO USE THIS MEDIUM TO EXPLAIN MY PROBLEM TO YOU IN THE NAME OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD WHOM WE SERVE.
FIRSTLY, I WILL LIKE TO TELL YOU WHO I AM, SO THAT YOU WILL UNDERSTAND AND COMPREHEND MY POINT CLEARLY.
I AM MISS HOPE OBI 21YRS OLD, I AM FROM BENIN REPUBLIC, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS OBI GEORGE, MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN LAGOS, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF NIGERIA, BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF HIS BUSINESS OUTING.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1986, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I WAS THE ONLY CHILD HE HAD BEFORE HIS DEATH ON THE 24TH OF AUGUST 2006 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN PORTO-NOVO,BENIN REPUBLIC.
HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$5,500,000
(FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) DEPOSITED IN A BANK,WHICH MY NAME WAS USED AS HIS NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.
DUE TO HIS ENCOUNTER WITH HIS ASSOCIATES AND RELATIVES, WHICH LEAD TO HIS DEATH, HE INSTRUCTED ME TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN FRIEND WHO WILL AID ME IN THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY FOR MY EDUCATION, INVESTMENT AND LIVE A GOOD LIFE.
I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS;
-TO ASSIST ME IN COMING OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY
-TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% WITH 5% IN ADDITION FOR ALL YOUR EXPENSES AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT.
PLEASE INDICATE YOUR WILLINGLESS TO HELP ME BY FORWARDING YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP AND POWER OF ATTONERY AS SAID BY BARRISTER JOHN KALU.
ALREADY,I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH MY LATE FATHERS LAWYER(BARRISTER JOHN KALU) THERE IN LAGOS NIGERIA AND HE PROMISED TO ASSIST ME TO EFFECT THE ARRANGEMENTS.
PLEASE REPLY PROMPTLY.
MAY THE LORD BE WITH YOU AS I AWAIT YOUR POSITIVE DECISION TO HELP.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARDS.
MISS HOPE OBI.
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