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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: "Adams Well" <adamswell100@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: adams_well8@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 18:24:00 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend
Dear Friend ,
I am making this contact with you in good faith. I got your email address
from the Foreign Department in our Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office.
I am working with the Standard Trust Bank Plc,Apapa Branch Lagos.
My purpose of writing you is to ask for your assistance to provide a virgin
bank account where we can successfully secure the sum of $10.5 million (ten
million five hundred thousand united states dollars).I happen to be the
Accounts Manager of the bank account of the Late Mr.Jeremiah Owen,a foreign
contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES
On January 30th, 2001, our customer Late.Mr.Jeremiah Owen, his wife, and
three children were involved in a plane crash and the whole family died in
this fatal air crash On January 30th,Since then I have made several
inquiries to locate any of my clients extended Relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence it was
unsuccessful.So i am contacting you.so that you will assist in repatriating
the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated
or declared unserviceable by our bank where these huge deposits were
lodged, particularly the account he have with us,Where the deceased had an
account Valued at US$10,5m (Ten million five hundred thousand U.S Dollars
Only).
Recently, our bank have issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to the
late customers bank account as the Accounts Manager Or have the funds in
the account of the deceased customer will be declared dormant,
unserviceable and without a living Next Of kin, if i fail to trace and
provide the bonafide Next of Kin to the account within the next 14 banking
days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now, I hereby seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to bank
account of the deceased,so tha the proceeds of this account valued at
($10.5 million US Dollars) can be transferred to you and then you and me Can
share the money, thus:70% to me and 25% to you and 5% for any expences and
tax payment.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law. I look
forward for your reply to this email or you can reach me on my direct
telephone line:+234-802-585-4364.
Best regards,
Mr.Adams Well
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