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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: "J. Vatsa" <t5692m@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jamesvatsa@ymail.com
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:27:43 -0700
Subject: Re: Message
Hello Friend,
My name is James Vatsa, only Son of Major-General Mamman Taiwo Vatsa.
(1944-86), Nigerian poet, a major-general in the Nigerian army, minister of
the new federal capital Abuja, and a member of the Supreme Military Council.
He was executed following an abortive coup on March 5, 1986 Because my
father died by firing squad, my family instantly became taboo, and we were
ostracized from the society, and we lost all our friends; I left the
prestigious Military School at Zaria, and went to school down South-East, at
Enugu. Last Monday(my 21st birthday),my mother took me to our underground
basement and showed me a cleverly constructed secret store room, in which
were 3 large iron boxes of about 3 feet square each. She produced three
keys, and opened each box to reveal bundles and bundles of US100 Dollar
bills!. I demanded an explanation and she said that my father hid the money
before he was arrested and shot dead by the Military Government. She kept
the secret from fear of the money being confiscated! I spent 3 days with the
help of 2 servants and counted all the money. The total was USD60,000,000.00
(Sixty million USD). Obviously, my father made this money as Minister of
Abuja Federal Capital Territory, the most lucrative job in Nigeria, even
today! My mother further explained that the money was paid to my father by
foreign multinational corporations, who executed the multi billion Dollar
New Abuja Capital project. I was satisfied that no one can trace the money,
and I decided to put the money in small bits into the banking system. I then
removed one bundle of USD10,000.00 and took it to a local money changer to
change into local currency, the Naira. . But the money dealer examined the
money closely and declared that they were genuine US Dollar Notes,BUT THAT
HE COULD NOT CHANGE THEM FOR ME! I WAS STUNNED! I ASKED WHY,AND THE DEALER
PATIENTLY EXPLAINED THAT HE COULD ONLY CHANGE NOTES OF SERIES MARCH, 1996;
He said that he could not exchange USD100 Notes issued BEFORE MARCH,1996; I
made further discreet enquiries and found that the USD100 Notes now in
circulation all over the world are The 1996-2001 Series $100 Note, first
issued in March of 1996.I also found that I could change the stored notes
into the new USD Notes but I must apply through a Bank$B!D(B This is impossible
because the Government will surely seize the money$B!D(BNow, I ask you two
questions$B!D(B Is the Pre March 1996 USD Notes still Legal Tender in your
Country? Is it possible to exchange the Notes in your Country? If your
answer is yes, then I urgently need your help! Please send me the following
info:
1. Your complete name and address 2. your confidential telephone, fax and
email address If you do, I will send you more details about how I intend to
ship the money to your Country or nominated address. If you help me, you
will take 35% of the money.Best regards,
James Vatsa
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