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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: Bernard Edeh <bernardedeh1@tatanova.com>
Reply-To: Bernard Edeh <mr_bernardedeh2004@bankersmail.com>
Date:
Subject: NEXT OF KIN CLAIM [assistant]
FROM: MR BERNARD EDEH (Auditor General)
#20 INDEPENDENT COMPLEX HOUSE,
ROYAL NET BANK
ABUJA,
NIGERIA.
PRIVATE E-MAIL mr_bernardedeh2004@bankersmail.com
Dear Partner,
Greetings and complement of the season.
My name is Mr: Bernard Edeh. I am the auditor general of [Royal Net
Bank, Abuja,Nigeria].This letter might surprise you because we have not met
neither in person nor by correspondence,but please you should exercise some
patience and read through my message. I have a very urgent and confidential
business proposal for you.
I want to transfer out $30,800.000.00 (Thirty Million eight hundred
thousand United State Dollars), from our bank. I have the courage to look for a
reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important
Business,believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.
HOW THE MONEY CAME ABOUT:
There is an account opened in this bank in 1990 and since 2000 nobody
has operated on this account again,after going through some old files in
the records I discovered that if I do not remitte this money out urgently
it will be forfeited for nothing.The owner of this account is Mr. Peter
Randell, Formerly working with the Petro-Chemical Services Nigeria LTD,Abuja Nigeria.
Until his death few year ago in Kenya Air Bus (A310 - 304)Flight KQ431,
and he died since 1994, and since then no other person knows about this
account or anything concerning it.secondly he did not clearify his next of kin
in his deposition form when he deposited this fund in our bank.The account
has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that his
company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is
(U.S.$ 30,800.000.00).
I want to tranfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but i
don't know any foreigner,I am contacting you as a foreigner because this
money can not be approved to any local bank here but can only be approved to
a foreign account because the money is in u.s dollars and the former
owner of the account (MR:PETER RENDELL) is a foreigner too. I know that this
message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourself before,but be
sure that it is real and a genuine business.I believe in god that you will
never let me down in this business,you are the only person that i have
contacted for this business for now,so please reply urgently so that we can
receive this money into a foreign account or any account of your choice where
the fund will be remmited.
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with a
foreign account as the real beneficiary,I need your co-operation to make this
work fine,because the management of our bank is ready to approve this
payment to any foreigner who has the correct information to this account which
i will give to you when sure of your capability to handle such amount
with instrict confidence and trust,and according to my instructions and my
advice for our mutual benefit because I don't want to make any mistake. I need
your strong assurance and trust, I shall also destroy all documents
concerning this transactions immidiately we received this money leaving no trace
to any place. I will use my position and influence on other staffs to
effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with
appropriate clearance from foreign payment department,with assurance that this
money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for the
sharing and other investment.
Finally,at the conclusion of this business,you will be given 30% of the
total ammount,65% will be for me,while 5% will be for expenses both parties
might have incured during the process of this transaction. I look forward to
your earliest reply through my mobile e-mail notificator
mr_bernardedeh2004@bankersmail.com
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU
YOUR'S TRUELY
MR:BERNARD EDEH.
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