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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: "babs anthony" <babsanthony@msn.com>
Reply-To: babsanthony_1960@yahoo.com.au
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:59:57 +0000
Subject: urgent assistance
Dear Sir/Madam
Naturally , this letter will come to you as a surprise, since we have not
met, permit me however, I am MR BABS ANTHONY a manager with ORIENT BANK NIG
PLC, and in collaboration with my colleague in the bank we are contacting
you and soliciting for your assistance based on this proposition below,
which will be of mutual benefit to both parties.
A Salvadorean, Mr. Ramirez Sanchez, 66 years of age and a very prosperous
farmer and a business man made a huge bank deposit for investment in the sum
of US$7,500,000.= (seven Million Five Hundred Thousand USDollars), he named
his wife Mrs. Helga Sanchez as the NEXT OF KIN. Unfortunately, Mr.& Mrs.
Ramirez Sanchez were killed in earthquake that rocked El Salvador,killing
thousands of people and 1,200 others were declared missing.
The management of this bank deposited the money in the banks deposite safe
and made several efforts through the El Salvadorean High Commission in Lagos
to contact any of the deceased family relatives, but to no avail. since the
bank management was unable to reach any of the deceased family relatives,the
option left for the Bank Management is to declare the deceased account
dormant and revert the funds on trading and investment in the interest of
the Bank. the bank system stipulate that if such money remain with the bank
for priod of 4years it will be tranfered into the account of the bank.
In order to avoid this development, since it has so far been impossible to
trace any of the deceased family relatives,my colleaque and i now seek your
personal assistance to have you stand as a relative to the deceased so that
the funds will be released to you and we can use it for our mutual benefit.
I hope you do understand my concern in this matter,if you are willing to
assit us,you will be compensated adequately with (30%) of the total sum,
(65%) will be our share, while (5%) will be set aside to cover any
incidental expense made both at home and abroad prior to this transaction.
If you are interested in assisting us with this matter, please, send to me
urgently via my email the
following details below:
1. Your full name and complete contact address
2. Your Private telephone and fax number (urgent)
3. Your date of birth (Age
Base on this opportunity, Upon receiving the above details from you, we will
work out every document/proof presenting you as the deceased BONA-FIDE
relative and this will make you eligible to stand as the next of kin of the
deceased there by making you eligible to receive the deposited funds.these
will be possible within two week of our receiving the above details from you
and all we need to do is to put up your name for the management to approve
as the next of kin and the bank will effect the transfer of the money into
your account. We will meet with you in your country after the fund have been
released to you and also to discuss investments potentials and have our
share of the money to buy industrial good for resale in my country. May I
assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free, as we have taken care of
all necessary modalities to enable a hitch-free transaction.Kindly ensure to
treat this matter in strict privacy and is highly confidential
We look forward to your urgent Response. Cheers and god bless
Best Regards
MR BABS ANTHONY
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