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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: "Mr. Abubakar Balarebe" <abubakar01@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:24:15 -0700
Subject: Partnership
FROM THE DESK OF: Mr.Abubakar Balarebe,
WEMA BANK PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA
WEST Africa.
(PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL).
Dear
I am Mr. Abubakar Balarebe in charge of auditing section Wema Bank Plc Nigeria
in West Africa. Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a
surprise and through this media. Please do not see this proposal as a scam
of any kind that goes around through the internet, i am contacting you for
a real business transaction which i will like to discuss about maturely.
AS IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW, I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION THROUGH
THE INTERNET SEARCH HERE IN Lagos-Nigeria. I FASTED AND PRAYED FOR THREE
DAYS BEFORE I CONTACT YOU TO BE MY PARTNER.
I have decided to contact you on a project that will be very beneficial to
both of us. During our auditing in this Bank, I came across some amount of
money belonging to a deceased foreigner Mr. Vincent who died with his wife
and their only daughter during the explosion in Lagos, Nigeria, on January
27, 2002 which claim many lives and property.
The fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim
of the fund in our custody from his relation before my discovery to this
development. He was the Financial Manager of Strabag Construction Company
here in Nigeria. The said amount is U.S$11,500,000.00 (ELEVEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS). I want you to know that I never
masterminded the death of the deceased fellow. Their death was occurred naturally.
Please view this Website below
http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/020130Lagos3/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
All the arrangement to use you put claim over this fund as the Bonafide Next
of kin to the deceased and all necessary modalities has been put in Place
and directives will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest
and willingness to assist me and also benefit your self to this great business
opportunity. In this country as a civil servant (A Banker),we are not allowed
to operate a foreign account. This is the actual reason why it will require
a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin to the
Bank and also present a foreign account
where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request.
Our Banking law stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after Seven
years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as Unclaimed
fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned
by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Nigerian cannot stand
as next of kin. I don't want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed
Bill. Be assured this transaction is 100% risk free. On conclusion of this
Project, you will be entitled to 45% of the total sum as gratification, while
45% will be for me, while the remaining 10% will be for refund of expense
done by both party.
You're only to furnish me with the following information's which I will Forward
to the lawyer that I will be contacting torepresent you as your legal attorney
here and to secure every legal
documents on your behalf and also to draft down an agreement which you and
I will sign regards this transaction upon your response.
1) Your full names
2) Your contact address
3) Your phone and fax numbers
4) Your occupation
5) Your photo page of your international passport or driver's license.
Please you have been advised to keep "top secret" as I am still in Service
and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you. I
will fly down to your country for the subsequent sharing of the fund according
to percentages previously indicated and further investment will be discussed.
On your acceptance to be my partner, please email for a brief
discussion before we proceed.
Please keep this proposal secret, even if you don't want to assist me. I
Look forward to receive your urgent reply. Kindly get back to me A.S.A.P
at my personal email address a52b_2@hotmail.com
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Abubakar Balarebe
___________________________________________________________
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