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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: "Douglas Akintola" <douglasakintola@msn.com>
Reply-To: douglasakintola@uk2.net
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 00:46:16 +0000
Subject: can i trust you?
Private / Highly Confidential
Subject Matter: Invitation to Act as Next-of-Kin
I write this letter in confidence, believing that it will reach
you in high spirit and I believe you will maintain the level of
confidence and trust that matters in a transaction of this nature.
Though, I
know
that this proposal may make you apprehensive and worried, but I assure
you that all will be well at the end. Before proceeding, I wish to
introduce myself.
I am Mr Douglas Akintola,personal attorney to late mr robert chapman.
I got your contact
from a reliable fellow.
The Proposal:
An American Citizen, Late mr robert chapman, a Petrochemical Engineer
with Eleme Petro-Chemical Co. Rivers State. Until his death On the
21st of August 2000 in a car accident along Sagamu Express Road.
where all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their
lives.
He operated a domiciliary account with Eco bank plc and had a
closing balance as at the end of September 2000 amounting to
$10,000,000 ( Ten Million United States Dollars Only),
the bank now expects a next of kin as beneficiary to no avail.
Valueable efforts have been made by Eco Bank Plc to get
in touch with any of late mr chapmans family as beneficiary to his
estates without success.
It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate
any of Late mr chapmans next of kin, since he had no wife or
children that is known to the bank. Consequently, the chairman and the
board of Directors are planning to declare the fund "Unclaimed" and
transfer it to special trust fund for purchase of arms and ammunition
for ECOMOG soldiers in sierra Leone and Liberia zones in the East
Africa sub-regions.
In other to avert this negative development, I now seek your
permission to have you stand as next-of -kin to the estate of late
mr robert chapman,so that the fund $10,000,000 will be released and
paid into your account as beneficiary?s next of kin. I will help to
arrange all documents and proves to enable ! us get this fund out.
I have secured from the probate registry an order of mandamus to
locate any of the deceased beneficiary and more so, I am assuring you
that this transaction is risk free. Once the fund is moved to your
nominated account, you will be entitle to 40%. Your share stays while
the rest be for me and some people I will settle here. You will be
entitled to substantial part from my percentage, in trust for
investment.
As soon as I receive your acceptance in principle, I will furnish you
with the necessary modalities for commencement.Finally, I am relying
in my confidence in you, having opened up to you, if however you are
not interested, please feel free to destroy this information as I will
continue to scout for willing partner(s).
Yours Faithfully,
Mr Douglas Akintola.
Alternate Email:thelawfirm@uk2.net
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