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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: "BABA AHMAD" <baba_ahmad2@fsmail.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: baba_ahmad3@fsmail.net
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 11:06:35 -0700
Subject:
BABA AHMAD.
ORIENT BANK (NIG) LTD.
IDUMOTA.LAGOS-NIGERIA.
DEAR SIR,
I AM BABA AHMAD, BANK MANAGER OF ORIENT BANK OF NIGERIA LAGOS BRANCH. I HAVE URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PPROPOSITION FOR YOU.
ON JUNE 6TH, 1997, A CANADIAN OIL CONSULTANT / CONTRACTOR WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION, MR, BARRY KELLY MADE A NUMBERED TIME (FIX) DEPOSIT FOR TWELVE CALENDAR MONTHS VALUED AT US$25, 000, 000.00. (TWENTY – FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DO
LLARS) IN MY BRANCH. UPON MATURITY I SENT A ROUTINE NOTIFICATION TO HIS FORWARDING ADDRESS BUT GOT NO REPLY. AFTER A MONTH, WE SENT A REMINDER AND FINALY WE DISCOVERED FROM HIS CONTRACT EMPLOYERS, THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION THAT MR, BARR
Y KELLY DIED FROM AN AUTO MOBILE ACCIDENT. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FIND OUT THAT HE DIED WITHOUT MAKING A WILL, AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO TRACE HIS NEXT OF KIN WAS FRUITLESS.
I THEREFORE MADE FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERED THAT MR, BARRY KELLY DID NOT DECLARE ANY KIN OR RELATIONS IN ALL HIS OFFICAIL DOCUMENTS INCLUDING HIS BANK DEPOSIT PAPER WORK IN MY BANK. THIS SUM OF US$25,000,000.00. IS STILL SITTING IN MY BANK AND
THE INTEREST IS BEING ROLED OVER WITH THE PRINCIPAL SUM AT THE END OF EACH YEAR. NO ONE WILL EVER COME FORWARD TO CLAIM IT. ACCORDING TO NIGERIAN LAW, AT THE EXPIRATION OF 8(EIGHT) YEARS, THE MONEY WILL REVERT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE NIGERIAN GORVERNMENT
IF NOBODY APPLIES TO CLAIM THE FUND.
CONSEQUENTLY, MY PROPOSAL IS THAT I WILL LIKE YOU AS A FOREIGNER TO STAND IN AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR, BARRY KELLY SO THAT THE FRUITS OF THIS OLD MAN’S LABOUR WILL NOT GET INTO THE HANDS OF SOME CORRUPT GORVERNMENT OFFICALS. THIS IS SIMPLE, I WILL LIKE Y
OU TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATELY YOUR FULL NAMES 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 DRAFTING AND NOTARIZATION OF TH
E WILL AND TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND LETER OF PROBATE/ ADMINISTRATION IN YOUR FAVOUR FOR THE TRANSFER. A BANK ACCOUNT IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHICH YOU WILL PROVIDE WILL THEN FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOU AS THE BENEFICAIRY/ N
EXT OF KIN. THE MONEY WILL BE PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR US TO SHARE IN THE RATIO OF 60% FOR ME AND 40% FOR YOU.
THERE IS NO RISK ATALL AS ALL THE PAPER WORK FOR THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE DONE BY THE ATTORNEY AND MY POSITION AS THE BRANCH MANAGER GUARANTEES THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THIS TRANSACTION. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE REPLY IMMEDIATELY VIA THE PRIVATE
EMAIL ADDRESS BELLOW. YOU CAN ALSO REPLY VIA MY PRIVATE FAX NUMBER OR YOU CALL ME ON MY PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER : 234-8-335 710 70. UPON YOUR RESPONSE, I SHALL THEN PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE DETAILS AND RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE TRAN
SACTION.
PLEASE OBSERVE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY, AND REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE MOST PROFITABLE FOR BOTH OF US BECAUSE I SHALL REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE TO INVEST MY SHARE IN YOUR COUNTRY.
AWAITING YOUR URGENT REPLY VIA EMAIL OR THROUGH MY PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER.
THANKS AND REGARDS.
BABA AHMAD.
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