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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: "jahmil ahmed" <jahmilahmed2004@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 10:03:44 +0100
Subject: help do this deal
AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS UNIT,
ECOBANK NIGERIA ,
B.P 111 LAGOS ROAD
TEL.00234 80 23589924
REP.OF NIGERIA,
WEST AFRICA.
ATTN:sir,
WITH DUE HONOUR AND RESPECT,I AM MR WILLIAM JOHNSON,THE
MANAGER AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS UNIT, FOREIGN REMITTACE
DEPT. OF THE ECOBANK OF NIGERIA WEST AFRICA.
I GOT YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS RECOMMENDED BY A BENIN
BUSINESS CONSULTANT ELDER JOHN KAFUI AND I DECIDED TO
CONTACT YOU FOR BENEFICIAL AND A 100% RISK FREE
BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
DURING OUR AUDITING AND INVESTIGATIONS IN THIS BANK MY
DEPARTMENT CAME ACCROSS THE SUM OF TEN MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLAR(US$10,500.000.00) ONLY
BELONGING TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK WHO
DIED ALONG WITH HIS NEXT OF KIN IN 5TH NOVEMBER 1997
AEROPLANE CRASH IN ABIDJAN BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY TO
THIS DEVELOPMENT, THERE WAS NO TRACE OF CLAIM FROM ANY
PERSON AS THE FUND REMAINS DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH
THIS BANK.
ALTHOUGH I KEPT THIS INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN MY
JURISDICTION TO ENABLE US PUT CLAIM AND TRANSFER THE
SAID AMOUNT THROUGH A TRUSTWORTHY FRIEND OVERSEAS WHOM
WE SHALL PRESENT TO THE BANK AS THE BONAFIDE
NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED FOR A PROFITABLE AND
SUCCESSFUL DEAL.
MEANWHILE ALL THE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIMS AS THE
BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED, TO GET THE
REQUIRED APPROVAL AND TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO A
FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE. THE DIRECTIVES
AND THE NEEDED INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS
SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO
THIS GREAT BUINESS OPPORTUNITY.
INFACT, WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE
WE CIVIL SERVANTS ARE NOT LEGALLY ALLOWED TO OPERATE
FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE EYEBROWS
ON OUR SIDE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER BECAUSE WE ARE
STAFF OF THE BANK. THESE ARE THE ACTUAL REASONS IT
REQUIRES A SECOND-FELLOW WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIMS BY
OUR SUPPORT AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN WITH BENIN
COURT AFFIDAVIT TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN
BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THE MONEY ON HIS/HER REQUEST WILL
BE RE-TRANSFERED INTO.
ON CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION, YOU WILL BE
ENTITTLED TO 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION 5%
OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE USED TO REINBURSE EXPENSES
THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM TELEPHONE BILLS AND OTHER
EXPENSES DURING THE TRANSACTION WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR
ME AND MY COLLEAGUES HERE.
PLEASE YOU HAVE BEEN ADVICED TO KEEP TOP SCRET AS WE
ARE STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE
AFTER WE CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU.
I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE SITUATION HERE IN THIS
BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT, WE
THEN COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUDSEQUENT SHARING
OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO THE PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY
INDICATED AND FOR INVESTMENT IN ANY COUNTRY YOU MAY
ADVICE US TOO.
ALL OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU
WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU.
I SUGGEST YOU GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
STATING YOUR WISH IN THIS DEAL.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR WILLIAM JOHNSON,[Manager Audit/Account Unit]
_________________________________________________________________
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