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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: "MUSA BELLO" <chimike@z6.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: musa_bello@z6.com
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 21:26:19 +0400
Subject: URGENT
Dear sir,
I am Musa Bello I got your contact through a friend
who attended a trade mission in your country, but I
did not disclose the nature of the business to him.I
have urgent and very confidential business proposal
for you. On June 6, 1999, an America Oil
consultant/contractor, Mr. Charles Ballassi with the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, made a
numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar
months, valued at US$20,700,000.00(Twenty Million
Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars )in my branch upon
maturity. I sent a rountine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply.After a month,we
sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers,the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation that he died in the plane crash of 31
October 1999[with Egyptian 990] with other passengers
aboaed as you can confirm it yourself via the website
below:
www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html
on further investigation, i found out that he died
without making a WILL, and attempts to trace his next
of kin was fruitless.I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that
Mr. Charles Ballassi did not declare any next of kin
or relations in all his official documents, including
his bank deposit paperwork in my bank. This sum of
US$20,700,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest
isbeing rolled over with the pricipal sum at the end
of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim
it.According to Nigerian law, at the expiration of
(five)years, the
money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently,my proposal is that i will like you as a
foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Charles
Ballassi so that the fruit of this old man's labour
will not get into the hands of some corrupt
Government officials. This is simple, I will like you
to provide immediately your
full name and address so that the Attorney will
prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which
will put you in place as the next of kin.We shall
employ the service of
two attorney for the drafting and notarization of the
WILL and obtain the ecessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favour for the
transfer. Any bank account in any part of the world
which you will provide will then facilitate the
transfer of this money to
you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be
paid into your account for us to share in ratio of 60%
for me and 40% for you. There is no risk at all, the
paperwork for this transaction will be done by the
attorney and my position as the Branch Manager
guarantees the successful
execution of ths transaction. If you are
interested,please reply immediately via the private
email address below,upon your responce,i shall provide
you with more details and relevant documents that will
help you understand the transaction. Please observe
utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us
because i shall require your assitance to invest my
share in your country.
Please upon the reciept of this mail message, send to
me the following,to enable start the process of the
fund into your bank account:
1. Your full Name
2. Your private Telephone and fax numbers
Immediately I recieve a mail indicating your interest
I shall send you more details.
Thanks and regards,
Musa Bello
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