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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: "DR Jackson Madu" <jackmadu5@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jackmadu2@ozu.es
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 09:05:46 -0800
Subject: HELP
FROM: Dr jackson Madu
H.O.D ACCOUNTS DEPT.
UNION BANK PLC(HQ)
35 MARINA LAGOS,
LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA.
TEL:234-1-7902972
PRIVATE EMAIL:jackmadu1@yahoo.com
HELLO:
It is my humble pleasure and trust, I write this very important letter to you, considering you are capable and kind enough to assist me in this understated business proposal.I am just trying to know if you can be of help,irrespective of the fact that we didn't know each other before
or have met for the first time in life. I came across your contact via international profile in my earnest searching for a truthful/honest person to handle this business with us.
Firstly,
I must solicit your strictest confidentiality in this transaction,this is by virtue of its nature as being top secret and confidential.I am Dr Jackson Madu Head of Accounts Department. Union Bank Plc (HQ) Lagos Nigeria. I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make someone whom
you didn't know for the first time to feel apprehensive, but be assured that all will be well with every involved persons at the end of this business as it is risk free.
THE PROPOSITION
A FOREIGNER, ENGR.EARNEST M ART (AN EXPARTRIATE ENGINEER, who has a domiciliary Account with this Bank, UNION BANK NIG. PLC (HQ) foreign operation unit,was an oil merchant / contractor with The Federal Government of Nigeria for many years, but for about 2 years now from 2002 his account was dormat without saving more money or withdrawing from the account as it used to be and because of this development, his account officer MR. HENRY EGOBIA reported the matter to me as the head of the account department,and upon this report, I conducted a personal investigation by sending MR. HENRY to the address submitted by Engr.ARTas of the time he opened the said account with us to know the cause or reason of
everything before the matter will be made known to the bank in general.
But pity he came back with a report to me that Engr.ART died some time in 2002 in a ghastly plane crash in Port-Harcourt ,Nigeria Oil heart city leaving in his account US$15M cash. Now I have informed the bank authorities and board members about this matter and after many
meetings, they resolved that I should contact the relatives or next of kin on behalf of the bank, for them to file a letter of claim,but all efforts by this dept to contact any of his relatives or next of kin have proved unsuccessful.
His country embassy has tried without success and wrote to me suggesting that the fund be shared to THE RED CROSS, CHILD CARE TRUST or MOTHERLESS BABIES HOME and AIDS ORGANISATION IN AFRICA.In order to prevent the bank from diverting this fund as unclaimed fund or sharing it as said by the embassy which I know they will not do, I and my colleagues MR. HENRY EGOBIA being MR. ART account's officer, the bank lawyer, P.R.O. and the administrative Manager now seek your assistance for you to stand as the next of kin / relation
of Engr Earnest M ART since you bear the same firstname with my client in claiming this US$15M. All the documents that will enable you cliam this fund will be carefully provided for you to submit for the workout of this claim.If this is acceptable to you, kindly contact me through my private e-mail:jackmadu1@yahoo.com
ATTENTION: also forward to me your telephone, fax,mobile number, your full home address for easy communication as more detail will follow up. We will be also happy to hear from you, . We have agreed to part with 20% percentage of the total amount as your own share of the money for assisting us in this deal. We shall also map out percentage of this money to take care of incidental expenses that may arise in the course of this transaction.
Immediately this fund is being remitted into your account,note that high degree of trust is required from you.
Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation.
Awaiting your response urgently
Regards,
Dr jackson Madu
H.O.D. ACCOUNTS DEPT.
UNION BANK PLC.
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