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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: "KAREEM ADAMS" <k_adams2000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: k_adams206@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 18:25:19 +0000
Subject: Attn: URGENT MEMO.
CHALLENGE SECURITIES AND FINANCE LIMITED
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR. KAREEM ADAMS
ADDRESS: 16 ADESHINA STREET AGUDA LAGOS
TELEPHONE 234 80 55689354.
Hello Sir:
Happy New Year to you and your family, I am Dr. Kareem Adams, the Executive Director of Challenge Securities and Finance Limited. I am contacting you on behalf of our customer, Chief Diepreye S.P.Alamieyeseigha former Governor of Bayelsa State in Nigeria who is currently remanded in prison custody over some Financial Charges leveled against him by the Security official.
Kindly take your time to visit the following websites for your reference and for better understanding of what I need from you.
http://www.dawodu.com/bayelsa2.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4513172.stm
There is an un-traced amount totaling $22.5m he deposited with our security firm in the name of his foreign associate.
After consulting with his Excellency we decided to seek a trust worthy individual that will stand as the” BENEFICIARY" so that the security firm can transfer the said funds as it was deposited in the name of his late business partner/close confidant (Mr. James Polla Leak) now late. Unfortunately Mr. James Polla Leak died of heart attack on the 12th of July 2006 in Nigeria.
We both concluded that you would retain the sum of US$6.750,000.00 (30%) for your assistance and then his wife will give me his Switzerland account information which I will forward to you for the transfer of the balance of US$15,750,000.00 to his Switzerland account.
On receipt of your positive reply with your contact information, I will detail you further.
Sincerely,
Dr. Kareem Adams
234 80 55689354
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