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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: dr_jamesogugua@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 14:03:31 -0500
Subject: urgent.
Dr. James Ogugua
African Development Bank(ADB),
Adejemo close_
Garki Branch,
Abuja, Nigeria.
ATTN: Sir/Madam,
I am Dr. James Ogugua, Branch Manager African
Development Bank(ADB),
Adejemo close-Garki Branch,Abuja, Nigeria.I have an
urgent and very profitable business proposition for
you that should be handled with extreme
confidentiality.
On January 6,1999 a Foreign Oil Consultant and
contractor with the Beacon Nig. Ltd. a Foreign Oil
Company based in Abuja Mr. James Herbert by name made
a numbered time Fixed Deposit for twelve calendar
months valued at US$105.6M (One hundred and five
Million, Six Hundred United States Dollars Only) in my
branch.Upon maturity I sent a routine notification in
accordance with the Bank policy to his forwarding
address but got no reply.
After a month we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers the Beacon
Nig. Ltd. Mr. James Herbert died from an automobile
accident.On further investigation, we found out that
he died without making a Will and all attempts to
trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made
further investigations and discovered that Mr. James
Herbert 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 USUS$105.6M has been carefully moved out
of my bank to a Security Company in Nigeria through
the help of a diplomat for safekeeping.No one will
ever come forward to claim it and according to
Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 5 years the money
will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.This
prompted us to contact you to front as the next of kin
of our late client thereby making you the legal
beneficiary of the sum of US$105.6M U.S Dollars that
is presently in a Security
Company in Nigeria.
However,i contacted you because it is against our code
of ethics to own and operate foreign accounts and your
assistance would be needed to claim the money in the
Security Company in Nigeria.We have unanimously agreed
that 30% of the entire sum would be for you if you
agree to take part in this
profitable transaction,60% for me and 2 of my
colleagues while the remaining 10% would be used to
pay back the expenses that may be incurred during the
course of the transaction by both parties after the
fund has been claimed and lodged in your account.
In the event that you are genuinely interested in the
transaction,the following information would be needed
from you to expedite action.
1) Your Full Name and Address that would be used to
establish you as the next of kin of our late client
thereby making you the legal beneficiary of the
fund.This would ensure that the Security Company in
Nigeria releases the Consignment/Fund to you.
2) Your Private Mobile,Telphone and Fax numbers where
you can be reached at all time because this
transaction entails constant communication.
CONCLUSIVELY,the transaction is 100% risk free as all
modalities has been perfected to ensure the hitch free
success of the transaction.If you are interested, send
the requested information via email .
I await your response urgently.
Regards,
Dr. James Ogugua.
African Development Bank(ADB)
Aternative email addresses dr_jamesogugua@yahoo.com
or dr_jamesogugua@hotmail.com
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