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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: duncan usman <duncanusnan55@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: duncanusman@myway.com
Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 18:56:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: READ THIS
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: duncanusnan55@yahoo.com
HELLO MY GOOD FRIEND,
MY NAME IS BARRISTER DUNCAN USMAN,I AM THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
I WAS DIRECTED BY MY BOSS TO CONTACT ANY TRUSTWORTHY FRIEND FROM
OVERSEAS WHO WILL ASSIST HIM IN THE TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF
$12,000,000.00(TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS)INTO ANY RELIABLE FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT. THIS
$12,000,000.00 WAS DEPOSITED IN THIS BANK SINCE A VERY LONG TIME AGO AND IT
HAS BEEN FLOATING IN THE BANK AS UNCLAIMED FUNDS. MY BOSS LATER
DISCOVERED THAT THE DEPOSITOR WHO WAS A FOREIGN OIL CONTRACTOR WITH ONE OF THE
OIL SECTORS IN NIGERIA WAS AMONG THE VICTIMS OF THE 2000 PLANE CRASH IN
ZAMBIA THAT CLAIMED THE LIFES OF ALL THE PASENGERS IN THE FLIGHT.
SINCE AFTER CONFIRMING THE DEATH OF THE DEPOSITOR, MY BOSS HAS TRIED
SEVERAL MEANS TO LOCATE WHOEVER MAY BE THE DEPOSITOR'S NEXT OF KIN TO
COME AND CLAIM THE MONEY BUT ALL WAS INVAIN BECAUSE THE LATE DEPOSITOR DID
NOT INDICATE ANY BODY AS HIS NEXT OF KIN IN THE CASE OF ANY EMERGENCY.
IN THIS REGARD,MY BOSS IS SEEKING FOR ANY BODY FROM OVERSEAS WHO WILL
CO-OPERATE WITH HIM AND TO TRANSFER THIS $12,000,000.00 INTO ANY
RELIABLE BANK ACCOUNT.THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH YOU AND MY BOSS BECAUSE
THE DEPOSITOR IS DEAD AND THERE IS NO BODY TO COME FORWARD AND CLAIM
THE MONEY FROM THE BANK,THEREFORE YOUR CO-OPERATION IS URGENTLY NEEDED
FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ASK FOR YOUR MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, CO-OPERATION
AND ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING THIS $12M INTO YOUR ACCOUNT SUCCESSFULY.
YOUR BENEFIT:
MY BOSS HAS PROMISED TO OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT WHEN THE
MONEY IS TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,65% WILL BE FOR MY BOSS AND I,WHILE
5% WILL SETTLE ANY EXPENCES MADE WHILE PROCESSING ALL THE RELIVANT
DOCUMENTS IN YOUR NAME FOR EASY TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
IN THIS REGARD, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS
IMMEDIATELY:
YOUR NAME:--------------
YOUR OCCUPATION:----------------
YOUR ADDRESS: ----------------
YOUR PHONE NUMBERS:------------
YOUR FAX NUMBERS:--------------
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS INFORMATIONS, I WILL PROCEED TO ALL THE
APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS TO PROCESS THE DOCUMENTS THAT IS REQUIRED IN
YOUR NAME FOR EASY TRANSFER OF THE $12,000,000.00 INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.WE
WOULD LIKE TO ASSURE YOU THAT THIS DEAL IS 100% RISK-FREE AND WILL BE
CONCLUDED WITHIN 14 WORKING DAYS AS SOON AS YOU ARE READY TO ASSIST IN
MAKING IT SUCCESSFUL.YOU ARE THEREFORE, ADVICED TO CO-OPERATE FULLY WITH
MY BOSS SO THAT HE
WILL RELEASE ALL THE VITAL INFORMATIONS TO YOU.
PLEASE NOTE THAT HE IS THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE BANK AND HE DOES
NOT WANT ANY BODY IN THE BANK TO KNOW THAT HE IS THE ONE THAT IS
ASSISTING YOU TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS. IN THIS REGARD, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO KEEP
THIS TRANSACTION CONFIDENTIALY TO YOURSELF FROM NOW AND AFTER THE MONEY
IS SUCCESSFULY CLEARED AND SHARED ACCORDINGLY.
YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY COMMENDED.PLEASE MAIL ME DIRECTLY
ON,
EMAIL:DUNCANUSMAN@MYWAY.COM
THANKS AND BEST REGARDS.
BARRISTER DUNCAN USMAN
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE/ATTORNEY,
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
- duncan usman
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