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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: "Don Eze" <mrdoneze@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrdon_e@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:05:47 -0800
Subject: Dear Friend.
FROM THE DESK OF MR Don Eze.
ECO BANK OF AFFRICA PLC.
26/09/2005
ATTN:MY GOOD FRIEND,
I am MR Don Eze,the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign
remittance department of the ECO BANK OF AFRICA LAGOS, NIGERIA. I am writing
following the impressive information about you. I have the assurance that
you are
capable and reliable enough to champion an impending transaction.
In my department, we discovered an abandoned sum of US$28.5m (twenty
eight million and five hundred thousand US dollars), in an account that
belonged to one of our former customers who died along with his entire
family in
a plane crash, in November, 2002. Since we received the information about
his death, we have expected his next of kin to come forward and claim his
money, as enshrined in our banking laws and regulations.
So far nobody has come forward, and we cannot release the funds
unlesssomeone applies as the next of kin as stipulated in our
guidelines.Unfortunately, we have discovered that all his supposed next
of kin or relations died alongside with him in the plane crash, and
effectively leaving nobody behind for the claim.
It is consequent upon this discovery that other officials and I in my
department decided to make this business proposal to you and release
the money to you as the next of kin or relation of the deceased person, for
safety and subsequent disbursement, since nobody is coming forward for
it, and the money is not reverted into the bank's treasury as unclaimed.
The bank's regulation stipulates that if after five years, such money
remains unclaimed; the money will be reverted to the bank's treasury as
unclaimed fund. The request for a foreigner as the next of kin in this
transaction is predicated upon the fact that the said customer was a
foreign national, andno citizen of this country can claim to be the next of
kin
of a foreigner. We agree that 30% of the total sum we be given to you for
your assistance in facilitating this transaction. My colleagues and I are
going
to retain 60% of the total sum,and 10% will be set aside for the expenses
that we may incur in
facilitating the remittance.
To enable us effect this remittance, you must first apply as the next
of kin of the deceased. Your application will include your bank
co-ordinates,
that is,
(1)Your bank name,
(11)Bank address and telex, your Bank account.
(111)You will include your,
(1V)Private telephone no. and fax no.,
For easy and effective communication during this process. My colleagues and
I will visit your country for disbursement according to the agreed ratio,
when this transaction is concluded.
Upon the receipt of your response, I will send to you by fax,the text
of the application.
I must not fail to bring to your notice the fact that this transaction
is hitch free, and that you should not entertain fear as you are
adequately protected from any form of embarrassment Do respond to this
letter
today through my email address to enable us proceed with the transaction.
Thanks,
Yours sincerely,
MR Don Eze.
ECO BANK OF AFRICA
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