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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: "anderson eze" <choser2@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 04:37:48 +0000
Subject: confidencial
Hello Dear,
First, I'm soliciting your utmost confidenciality in this Transaction.I
am
DR Anderson Eze,the foreign Operations Manager Citi Bank Plc.One of our
customers who bears the same name with you, a national of your country,
who
used to work with Chevron Oil Producing Company in Nigeria that died On
the
25th of December 2003,on the single reason of visiting his in-laws. His
wife{A LEBANESE} and their only daughter were involved in a Plane crash
on
their way home for the holidays and were among the 111 people confirmed
dead. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here to
locate any of his extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family or relative hence I
contacted you.I'm taking this advantage in order to better my life and
that
of my family. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund
valued at US$20.7 million Left behind by our customer before it get
Confiscated or declared unserviceable by our bank where this huge
amount was
deposited.
Our bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated in the next six months. For the fact that I have
been unsuccessful in locating the relatives since then I seek your
consent
to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, so that the proceeds
of
this account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive
response, we shall then discuss the percentage that is coming to me
after
the money is been credited in your chosen account and the modalities
for
transfer.
I can assist in procuring the necessary information and legal documents
that may be needed to actualize this proposal since I will contract the
services of our bank accredited lawyer who will legally represent you
here.
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please view the
WEBSITE:www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
If this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly get back to me .I want
you to also furnish me with your private telephone/fax or preferably
your
mobile numbers and I will have to apply for the release and subsequent
Transfer of the fund in your favour.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr Anderson Eze.
Please upon your response include your private telephone and fax
for further and oral communication.
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