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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: "JAMES GAJE" <jagaje2@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 20:23:58 +0000
Subject: Important Info.
Hello,
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction. This is by virtue
of it's nature as it is a top secret and should be held very confidential.
Though I know that a transaction of this
magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you
that all will be well at the end of the day when you know more about
everything that is involved. I have decided to contact you due to the
urgency of this transaction.
Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I am Mr. James Gaje, the
group head, Banking Operations Department of GLOBAL MERCHANT BANK PLC. I
came to know you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to
handle this confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of huge
sum of money to a foreign account which requiring maximum confidence.
A foreigner who is an oil merchant with Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) with business of transportation of crude oil until his
death some years ago in a Kenya Airline plane crash that plunge into the
coast of Abidjan shortly after taking off (Airbus A-310 Flight KQ435), has a
domicile account with our bank. This account as at the end of march 2001 has
a standing balance of (US $2,500,000.00) Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars Only. The other necessary information will be given to
you after indication of your interest.
The Bank has been expecting members of his family to appear for the claim of
the said funds as he did not clearly state his next of kin during the
account opening. The unavailability of the beneficiary's next of kin has
given our Bank concern after this long period that the account has been
unoperational.
The board of directors recently have mandated that I search for the
beneficiary's next of kin. This I have sought through
several international Gazette but no positive result. The management will
declare the money as unclaimed effect and subsequently will confiscate the
whooping sum. In other to avert this negative development, I have decided to
seek your permission to have you stand as Next of Kin to the deposit so that
the funds US$2.5 Million will be released and paid into your account as the
beneficiary's next of kin. All documents with proof to enable you get this
fund are in my position and the process will be perfectly and legally worked
out. I am
assuring you that this business is (100 % risk free).
As soon as I receive acknowledgement receipt of this message in acceptance
of the business proposal, I will furnish you with the necessary information
and disbursement ratio we will work out to suit both parties.
If this proposal is accepted by you contact me immediately as I look forward
hearing from you.
Best regards
Mr. James Gaje.
Alternatively you reply through: gaje20@latinmail.com
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