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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: "Desmond Tutu" <des_tutu44@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:00:44 +0000
Subject: URGENT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Good day,
Please can i have your attention for a moment? I hope this mail doesn't come
to you as an embarrassment as i receive unsolicited mails sometimes. The
truth about it is that many individuals have failed to understand the use
for which the Internet is set for us to benefit, and therefore some abuse
the privilege.
I am an Accountant ,My name is Mr.Desmond Tutu. I am the personal Accountant
Manager to Engineer Smith, a citizen of your country, who used to work with
Chevron Development oil company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred
to as my client,On the 21st of April 2000, my Client his wife and their
three children were involved in a drastic car accident Along Sagamu/Lagos
Express Road.Unfortunately him and his three kids lost their lives
immediately in the event of the accident, while the wife was taken to the
hospital where she died three days later. Their bodies were kept in the
mortuary for five months in order to carry out proper investigation by the
police on how to locate their surviving relatives. They have all checked all
available public files and embassies,but all their efforts had proved
abortive.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, no one has been coming for his
account that he deposited with our bank. And due to the banking law and
regulation of 1985 sub section 18d page 103 chapter 11 of the constitution
governing all banking policy in Nigeria, and in accordance to the banking
decree 003 subsection 45 which stated that any deposited fund which remains
unclaimed after the existing period of four years will be confiscated by the
national treasury department as unclaimed fund. And this has brought too
much agitation in our bank between boards of directors on how to declare
this account unserviceable due to the fact that the deceased has no next of
kin. After the meeting held by the executives of the bank with the personal
attorney to late Smith on 29th of April 2004,they have all agreed to extend
the date to 28th September, 2006.
Consequently have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my client before they Get confiscated or declare
unserviceable by bank ,Where the deceased had an account Valued at about
($15,345 million us dollars). The bank has issued out a notice to provide
the next of kin or have the account confiscated .Since no one has been able
to locate their relatives for over 3 years now, I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that this account valued
at ($15,345 million us dollars)can be paid into any of your provided account
.I have set out an agreeable percentage for you as my prospective partner,
this is a legitimate transaction.All the necessary documents concerning this
claim are with the Bank legal department . Remember that the need for
confidential handling of this transaction is very important,I guarantee that
this will be executed under a legal arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of the law .If you are willing to help reply to my private
contact e mail I.d:tutu_mond@myway.com with this folowing information:
YOUR FULL NAMES......
PHONE NUMBERS........
SEX..................
AGE..................
LOCATION.............
Desmond Tutu .
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