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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: "MUSA IBRAHIM" <musaibrahim55@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:26:25 -0700
Subject: FROM MR. MUSA IBRAHIM,(URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED).
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MR. MUSA IBRAHIM, CHIEF AUDITOR, IN AUDIT DEPARTMENT OF FUND RELEASE
ORDER IN FIDELITY BANK PLC, I KNOW THE LETTER MIGHT COME TO YOU AS SURPRISE,
BUT TAKE IT LIKE YOUR OWN DEAL. MR. HARRY SMITH, FROM UNITED STATE OF
AMERICA (USA) EXECUTED CONTRACT THROUGH FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AVIATION HERE IN
NIGERIA, THE CONTRACT WORTH OF (US $13, 500,000) BUT ON THE PROCESS OF
TRANSFERRING THE MONEY TO HIM,HE DIED WITH HIS FAMILY IN EARTHQUAKE DISASTER
THAT OCCURRED IN GEORGIA (USSR). MEANWHILE, HIS MONEY HAS TO BE SIGNED IN MY
OFFICE BEFORE I WILL GIVE ORDER TO THE FIDELITY BANK PLC, FOR FINAL
ENDORSEMENT OF HIS MONEY. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON EXCEPT I AND TWO OF
MY WORKERS HERE IN THE BANK, THIS IS THE MAN'S INFORMATIONS:
(1) CONTRACT SUM:US $13, 500,000
(2) CONTRACT NUMBER: FMA/FTB/FGN/3-X. 99/2000.
YOU WILL ACT LIKE THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND, I WILL SEND TO YOU THE WHOLE
RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT REQUIRED IN THIS TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY YOU ACCEPT
TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME. SEND TO ME:-
1. YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
2. YOUR ADDRESS OR NAME OF YOUR COMPANY TO ENABLE US TO START THE DEAL
IMMEDIATELY, I HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE YOU 20% OF THIS MONEY AND THIS HAS 100%
NO RISK. I'M GOING ON RETIREMENT VERY SOON, SO I NEED THIS MONEY TO TAKE
CARE OF MY FAMILY IN FUTURE IN AREAS OF INVESTMENT IN YOURCOUNTRY.
KINDLY GET BACK TO ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS FOR SECURITY REASON:
musaibrahim00844@yahoo.es
YOURS TRULY,
MUSA IBRAHIM
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