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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: andychristen <andychristen@mstn.com>
Reply-To: andychristen22@eresmas.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 09:07:03 -0500
Subject: FROM THE DESK:MR.ANDY CHRIST.
FROM THE DESK:MR.ANDY CHRIST.
BRANCH MANAGER,
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC (UBA)
PLOT 669, ILupeju STREET,
P O BOX 75455,VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.
LAGOS NIGERIA
ATTENTION:FRIEND.
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having
gone
through your remarkable profile on the internet. Though,this medium
(Internet)has been greatly abused,I choose to reach you through it
because
it still remains the fastest,surest and most secured medium of
communication
However,this correspondence is unofficial and private,and it should be
treated as such.
I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may
think of. I am Mr.Andy Cahrist, a United Bank
For Africa PLC Branch manager, ILupeju Branch NIGERIA. ! I am
contacting you
based on Trust and confidentiality.
The Management and the Legal department of our BANK (UNITED BANK FOR
AFRICA
PLC NIGERIA) in a recent meeting, recommended that the account of
Mrs.Schranner
Maria, who was one of my branch depositor,should be declared dormant
and
confisticated the depositor?s fund to the Bank Treasury according to
Nigeria
Banking and Financial law. he is a foreigner based in Nigeria,
unfortunately
She is late. died on a fatal plane crash on monday,31 july,2000,13:GMT
14:22
uk with other passengers on board as you can confirm through this
website.
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>
<" target=lhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>
She is anaccount holder in my branch,she owns a dollar account with
the
sum of US$6.6M (Six Million, Six Hundred United States Dollars Only)
deposited in the account. In fact it happened that since her death,the
next
of kin of the dollar account holder(thebrother) has not show up for the
claim.
This is where I am interested on and this is whereI want you to come
in.I
want you to come in as the relation of the deceased, I will give you
the
contact of the attorney, youwill have to write to him Telling him you
are a
relation to the deceased and that you have found out that Mrs.Schranner
Maria has account with UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC ILLUPEJU BRANCH
NIGERIA
which you wants to lay claims through his legal authority.He is going
to be
happy to
assist you. I will be the one to provide the vital documents for the
claims
of the money.
Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home
Address when replying this mail and I will give you more
inform you soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in
this transaction.We will use our positions to get all internal
documentations to back up the claims.The whole
Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the fund
retrieved successfully Without trace even in future.Please i
need the following:
1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3.HOME ADDRESS
4.COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS.
After successful conclussion of this transaction,
we shall
share the money 60-40.
I sincerely will appreciate your acknowledgement as
soon as
possible.
Yours truly,
Mr.Andy Christ.
Branch Manager,United Bank For Africa plc.
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