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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: "ADE JOHNSON" <accountant_johnson@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 11:22:02 +0000
Subject: Hello
FROM THE DESK OF: DR.ADE JOHNSON
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC,
57 MARINA ROAD,
LAGOS,NIGERIA.
Tel/fax:234-1-47604062
EMAIL: accountant_johnson@msn.com
Dear Friend,
My name is Dr. Ade Johnson, I am an Accountant with UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA.
I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank (Christian Eich)
who had a plane crash and died
with his wife and two children on 30th JULY,2000 CONCORDE PLANE CRASH [
Flight AF4590] with the whole passengers aboard,see below Website for more
information about the plane crash.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
There is an account opened in this bank in 2000 by this great late
INDUSTRIALIST/FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR and carmaker BMW's museum
Director who died without a written or oral WILL attatched to the account.
Since his death ,I personally have watched with keen interest to see the
next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his
funds and no other person knows about this account or anything concerning
it, the account has no other beneficiary and until his death he was the
Director of his company. The total amount involved is $50,000,000.00 (USD).
We wish to start the first transfer with US$15,500,000,00.[15.5million] and
upon successful
transaction without any disappointment from your side, we shall re-apply for
the transfer of the remaining balance to your account in bits .I have prayed
and i believe that we must succeed in this transaction with your utmost
co-operation in order to have a smooth and a successful transfer of the fund
to any foreign bank account which you are going to nominate.On this note,
I decided to seek for a reliable foreigner who will act as the foreign
beneficiary of the fund from the deceased untill the funds have been finallt
transfered and we will effect an immediate investment on any viable and
reliable project as no one has come up to be the next of kin.
The banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than six
years without claim hence the money will be recalled to the government
treasury as unclaimed after this long period of domancy. In view of this, I
got your contact through my personal search to see if you can assist me by
providing your Full personal Information for the transfer or find a reliable
person who will be capable of receiving such amount in his or her personal
account. At the conclussion of the transfer, 55% of the fund will be for me
here,I would give you 25% of the total transfer
sum, 10% for charity both in Africa and in your country while the remaining
10% will be set aside to settle expenses both parties might incure during
the transfer process.
TO PROCEED,
I would like you to send me the information of any account of your choice
where you will like this fund to be transferred into or open a new account
where you will want this money to be transfered into.This transaction is
totally free of risk and trouble as the fund is a legitimate fund which does
not originate from drug,money laundry, terrorism or any other illegalact.
Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send to you a detailed information
about the transaction. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this
business is 100% risk and trouble free and that you should not entertain any
fear as all modalities for fund transfer can be finalized within
7to 9 banking days, after we apply to the bank as the beneficiary of the
fund from the deceased.
However,After your confirmation of the funds in your account, we shall meet
in your country three bank working days to discuss what capital venture to
invest the fund into in your country with your Technical-knowhow. Please do
include the following information in your response to this partnership Idea:
(1)Full Name
(2) Telephone & Fax numbers
(3) Residential Contact address
(4)Occupation/marital status
Please endeavour to reply me via my alternative email
ddress(accountant_johnson@msn.com) With the above information about your
person I shall
ask the legal advisor of the bank to prepare the documentation in your name
as the bonafide owner of the fund of the whole $50M.
Best Regards.
Dr.Ade Johnson.
I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE
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