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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: "kayode Sofola" <kayodesofola55@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: kayodesofola@myway.com
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:26:49 +0000
Subject: RE:PERSONAL MESSAGE FOR YOU,REPLY URGENT.
MR. KAYODE SOFOLA (SAN).
CHAIRMAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC.
MARINA-BRANCH,LAGOS.
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL: kayodesofola@myway.com
HELLO SIR/MADAM,
MY NAME IS MR. KAYODE SOFOLA (SAN), THE CHAIRMAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC. I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN
CUSTOMER OF MY BANK WHO USEDTO WORK WITH CHEVRON OIL COMPANY IN
NIGERIA HERE IN NIGERIA, WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER 14-255-2004/UBA/T.
ON SUNDAY, 27TH OF JANUARY 2002,THIS FOREIGN CUSTOMER AND HIS WIFE
LADY ANNA AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN{ELIZABETH, DEXTER AND JAMES} WERE
INVOLVED IN TERRIBLE BOMB BLAST THAT TOOK THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES
OF OTHER INNOCENT SOULS. ABOUT 1,000 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE
BOMB BLAST. JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS WEB
PAGE(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm), YOU WILL
UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL
ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF HIS EXTENDED RELATIVES.
THIS HAD BEEN AN EFFORT IN FUTILITY.
SINCE THE DEMISE OF THIS OUR CUSTOMER, I PERSONALLY HAS WATCHED WITH
KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS
NON HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF $15.5M, (FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH HAS BEEN WITH MY BRANCH FOR A
VERY LONG TIME.
ON THIS NOTE, I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS
THE NEXT OF KIN, AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN, AND
OUR BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY. IN VIEW
OF THIS, I GOT YOUR CONTACT WHILE SEARCHING THROUGH THE INTERNET
AFTER REALIZING THAT YOUR NAME IS SIMILAR TO THE DECEASED NAME. I
WILL GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR RESPONSE, I WILL SEND YOU BY E-MAIL THE
APPLICATION OF CLAIM AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE. I WILL NOT FAIL TO
BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE, AND YOU
SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS ALL MODALITIES FOR FUND TRANSFER
CAN BE FINALIZED WITHIN FIVE BANK WORKING DAYS, AFTER YOU APPLY TO
OUR BANK AS A RELATION TO THE DECEASED, I WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW TO
APPLY IN OUR BANK.
WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER. KINDLY SEND ME AN E-MAIL THROUGH MY
ATERNATIVE EMAIL:(kayodesofola@myway.com)SIGNIFYING YOUR DECISION
INCLUDING YOUR PRIVATE TEL/FAX NUMBERS FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION. ANY
DELAY IN YOUR REPLY WILL GIVE ME ROOM INSOURCING ANOTHER PERSON FOR
THIS SAME PURPOSE. PLEASE ASSURE ME THAT YOU WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY AS
I STATED HEREIN. FOR IMMEDIATE COMMENCEMENT ON THIS TRANSACTION,
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.
BEST REGARDS,
MR. KAYODE SOFOLA (SAN).
CHAIRMAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
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