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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: "Godwin Uka" <godymiller2003@msn.com>
Reply-To: goddymiller@box.az
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 08:45:52 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF:MR.JAMES UMA.
FROM THE DESK OF:MR.JAMES UMA.
(BRANCH MANAGER).
CITI BANK GROUP OF LAGOS.
2 MARINA STREET LAGOS,
(LAGOS NIGERIA)
EMAIL:goddymiller2000@box.az
STRICTLY CONFIDENCIAL.
DEAR, BEFORE I START, I MUST FIRST APOLOGIZE FOR THIS UNSOLICITED MAIL TO
YOU.I AM AWARE THAT
THIS IS CERTAINLY AN UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO STARTING A RELATIONSHIP,BUT
AS TIME GOES ON YOU
WILL REALIZE THE NEED FOR MY ACTION.MY NAME IS Dr,GODWIN UKA,ONE OF THE
BRANCH MANAGER OF NILL
BANK NIGERIA PLC. TO MRS.JOAN MELISSA ,A CITIZEN OF YOUR COUNTRY,WHO WORKED
WITH AN OIL COMPANY
IN NIGERIA.HERE-IN-AFTER REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 2001,
MY CLIENT AND HER
FOUR CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A GHASTLY MOTOR ACCIDENT ALONG SAGAMU EXPRESS
ROAD.
MY CLIENT AND HER ENTIRE FAMILY UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE
ACCIDENT. SINCE THEN I
HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT'S
EXTENDED RELATIVES,
WHICH HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCESSFUL ATTEMPTS.
MY MAIN REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY
AND PROPERTY LEFT
BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY ARE CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY
MY BANK WHERE THEY
ARE DEPOSITED/LODGED,WHERE THE DECEASED HAS A FIXED SUM OF USD$6M(SIX
MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS).THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT OF MY BANK HAS ISSUED ME A FINAL NOTICE TO
PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN
OF MY CLIENT OR THEY WILL BE LEFT WITH NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO CONFISCATE
HER FUNDS.
SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING MY CLIENT'S RELATIVES FOR
THE PAST 2 YEARS, NOW
THEREFORE I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY CLIENT
SO THAT THE SAID
FUNDS AS STATED ABOVE CAN BE PAID TO YOU INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT FOR THE BANK.
NOW THIS IS BEETWING
YOU ME AND OUT OF MY GOOD MIND I AM GIVING YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS THE
ACCOUNT OWNER WHY 55%
WILL BE FOR ME AND THE REMAINING 15% WILL BE FOR ANY EXPENSSES THAT MAY
ARISE IN THE CUORSE OF
TRANSACTION.
ALL THE NECESSARY/LEGAL DOCUMENTS NEED FOR THIS CLAIM ARE UNDER MY CARE, ALL
I REQUIRE IS YOUR
HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS ARRANGEMENT THROUGH I GUARANTEE
THAT THIS WILL BE
EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU AND ME FROM
ANY BREACH OF THE
LAW.DO REPLY ME VIA THIS EMAIL ADDRESS WHIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
:goddymiller2000@box.az
1. YOUR FULL NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESS,
2.YOUR PERSONAL PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,
ONCE YOU INDICATE YOUR INTREST IN THIS BUSINESS I WILL SEND YOU A COPY OF MY
INTERNATIONAL
PASSPORT AND A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF MY HUMBLE SELF THAT YOU MAY WHOM YOU ARE
DEALING WHIT, WIATING
TO HERE FROM YOU.
BEST REGARDS,
GODWIN UKA
BRANCH MANAGER,
CITI BANK GROUP OF LAGOS,
E-mail:goddymiller2000@box.az
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