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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 donald ikechukwu" <drdonaldike@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: donald_n_ike@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:50:20 -0700
Subject: urgent business propposal
Plot 1551 Richmond Avenue
G.R.A - Enugu
ATTN:SIR,
TRANSFER OF $148,948,500.00 ON ACCOUNT NUMBER 262 -866-5050
I am contacting you in the belief that you are an honest and
trustworthy
person.I hope you will not betray the confidence I have in you to have
contacted
you even though we've not met before.Besides,I only got your address
from
an Internet listing.
I am Dr.Donald Ike,Head of Banking Operations,Eastern Banking Unit of
one
of the biggest banks in Africa.I will not mention the name of the bank
I
work for security reasons but promise to disclose it to you as soon as
I
am convinced that you are capable and willing to assist me with this
transaction.I
hope this does not turn you off anyway;I am only being cautious.
The account numbers mentioned above belong to late Engr.Philip De
Wulf,a
Belgian who was the managing director of Energy Services International
ESI,a
petrol and oil servicing company .This company has been a household
name
in the downstream sector of my country for its professional service
provision
especially in the late 80s but after the death of Engr.Wulf everything
began
to take a rather retrogressive trend largely due to the inefficiency of
his successor.I personally manage the accounts of this company as well
as
the personal account of Engr.P.D.Wulf .Shortly before his death in a
ghastly
motor accident which claimed his life and that of his newly married
wife
Mrs.Debra Wulf in 1993,I had received some receivables in the form of
cheque
payment on behalf of my esteemed customer,Engr.Wulf and since he
instructed
that all personal cheques be paid to his online account,I followed the
instruction
to the latter.However as a result of his death,this account remained un
serviced for a long time neither was there any person named next of kin
.The net balance of this account till date is One Hundred and Forty
Eight
Million,Nine Hundred and Forty Eight Thousand,Five Hundred United
States
Dollars($148,948,500.00).According to the Banking and Other Financial
Act
1991 (as amended) of my country if such deposit is not claimed twelve
years
after the demise of the account holder,the Board of Directors should
recommend
to the Federal Authorities that efforts were actually made to establish
the next - of -kin but due to non was specified by the deceased,that
the
Federal Government should inherit the account.The actual fact on ground
is that the directors do not return such money to the Federal
Authorities,instead
they share and stack it in their foreign accounts amongst
themselves.This
should go far to explain why the bank is not making any effort in
trying
to locate any relation of this man for about a decade now but
individual
investigation conducted by myself shows that there is no information
about
his relations mentioned in any of the account opening documents filed
at
the bank.
All I want you to do is to collaborate with me by standing in as the
beneficiary
because Management is ready to approve the remittance of the money to
any
foreigner who has correct information of this account.Beside I would
use
my position to facilitate prompt remittance of the fund.Send to me
immediately
the your business profile as well as your bank account information of
any
bank of your choice where you want the money to be transfered.You may
open
a new account if you so wish.If for any reason you think you're
incapable
of this transaction, you may recommend anybody whose integrity is not
in
doubt. I shall however provide you with directives on what to do as we
proceed.Contact
me through my alternative e-mail address below with information about
your
full contact addresses including personal telephone & fax numbers and
Bank
information immediately if you are interested. As soon as I get this
information
and I am convinced that you are capable to do this transaction,I will
consult
a probate lawyer on your behalf as the beneficiary for the drafting and
notarization of the will and to obtain the neccesary documents and
letter
of Probate/Administration in your favour so as to put you in better
position
as the beneficiary .Please you have to be elaborate in your profile to
enable
me make a good assessment about your desirability.I shall tell you the
name
of my bank soon after I am convinced of your personality.
I also need strong assurances from you to the effect that you can
guarantee
the safety of the money when it gets to your account.However,I want you
to understand that as a man of strong character it beats my conscience
that
I have to do this deal for two strong reasons.Firstly ,to curtail the
excesses
of the directors and secondly to plan ahead of my retirement which is
just
few months from now.In view of this,you may be approached after the
transfer
to provide me with investment advice as I plan to invest the fund in
any
lucrative venture after retirement.
At the conclusion of this business, I shall travel to your country for
sharing.I
have mapped out 30% of the total amount for you for assisting me,5% to
take
care of all expenses from both party and the remaining for me.
I await information about you and look forward for prompt reply from
you.
Warmest Regards.
Dr.Donald Ike
reply through,
dr_n_donald_ike@esife.org
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don74
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