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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: "U.K Bello" <barristerukbello@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 04:11:10 +0000
Subject: urgent response
Dear Ramon,
I crave your indulgence to kindly attend to this in good faith. I do not
mean any disrespect approaching you through this medium, it is due to the
time constrain of this matter. My name is Barrister U.K Bello, a legal
practitioner and the personal Attorney to Mr John Ramon a national of your
country here in after refered to as my client.My client Mr John Ramon and
his family were involved in the 5th of November 2000 fatal auto crash along
Ibadan/Lagos express way in which people were burnt to death unfortunately
my client and his family lost their lives.
My late client was an oil magnet working with Chevron Oil Nigeria Plc and
had left behind a deposit of Ffifteen Million five hundred thousand United
States Dollars only ($15.5million USD) with UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. After
the death of my client, the BANK contacted me, as his Attorney to provide
his next of kin who should inherit his fortune. This according to them is
their policy in sure circumstances, but Since his death I have made several
Enquiries through your Embassy to locate any of my client's extended
relative but this exercise has proved unsuccessful. I had to inform the BANK
about my fruitless effort in locating my late client close relative or his
next of kin.
The board of directors of the BANK now adopted a resolution and I was
mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within the
next 15 official working days or forfeit the money as an abandoned fund.The
company had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to
confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me but
after an investigation in the BANK, I found out that some members of the
BANK DIRECTORS wants to divert this fund into their private accounts for
their own selfish interest and only want, to use the excuse that since I am
not able to look for some one to make the claim, the money should be made
unserviceable and that means submitting the fund to the federal government
of this country and some to the company management which is not their main
intentions.
By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and his immediate family, I am
very much aware of my client's financial standing. I have reasoned very
professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the
next of kin of my deceased client. This is legally possible and would be
done in accordance with the laws of the land. I seek your consent to present
you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you are at an advantage,
bearing the same surname and equally from the same country, so that the
proceeds of This Bank Account valued at $15.5 Million United State Dollars
can be paid to you, before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable to
the bank where this huge deposit were lodged. Note that this is legal, and
100% risk free since I have all vital documents that would be requested by
them and that would confer you the legal right to make this claim.
I do sincerely sympertize the death of my client, but had thought it
unprofitable for his funds to be summited to the federal government of this
country and the BANK where it is lodged. My aim now is to retrieve this
funds, and for this I seek your assistance. Since I have been unsuccessful
in locating the relatives for over 4 years now I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last
name, all I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. . If this proposal is
acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed
in you, We will give some portion of the money to charity home in your
country and then share the remaining 70% for me and 30% for you.Please get
back to me with your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further
about this transaction
NOTE. Reply to my secured email address ( bar_ukbello@hotmail.com )
Best regards,
Barrister U.K Bello.
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