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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: "Mr, PASCAL IBE" <abb_ibe1@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: abb_ibe@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 15:15:23 -0700
Subject: NEXT OF KIN & PARTNERSHIP
PASCAL IBE
AUDIT D/P-3
URGENT NEED.
I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE BUT THE NEED TO INVOLVE A REALIABLE
AND HONEST PERSON TO TRANSFER OUT U.S.$26,000,000.00 FROM MY EMPLOYERS (UNITED
BANK FOR AFRICA {U.B.A. PLC} ) HAS MADE ME TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE BELIEVING
THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.I AM PASCAL
IBE.
THE AUDITOR OF (U.B.A.PLC) THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS BANK
IN 1980 AND SINCE 1990.NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN. AFTER
GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT
REMIT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTELY IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.THE OWNER
OF THIS ACCOUNT WAS MR JACK HAMILTON A FORIGNER AND THE OWNER OF PETRO CHEMICAL
SERVICES LTD NIG. HE DIED SINCE 1990. NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT
OR ANYTHING CONCERNING IT, 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 INVOLOVED IS US$26,000,000.00 (TWENTY SIX MILLION
DOLLARS ONLY).
I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DONT
KNOW ANY FOREIGNER. I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER
BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO ANY LOCAL BANK HERE BUT CAN ONLY
BE APPROVED FOR TRANSFER TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN
FOREIGN CURRENCY AND THE FOMER OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT BEING MR JACK HAMILTON
WAS A FOREIGNER.I ONLY GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM THE INTERNET INTERNATIONAL
TRADE DIRECTORY WITH BELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON THAT IS
CAPABLE TO AID ME IN THIS BUSINESS, YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT I HAVE
CONTACTED FOR THIS BUSINESS FOR NOW. SO PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY. I WILL APPLY
FOR MY RESIGNATION AFTER THE FUNDS HAS BEEN TRANSFERED INTO YOUR NOMINATED
ACCOUNT AS THIS WILL ENABLE ME TO COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND COLLECT MY SHARE
FROM YOU AND INVEST A GOOD PART OF IT IN YOUR COUNTRY ON PROJECTS YOU WILL
ADVISE ME AS LUCRATIVE IN YOUR COUNTRY.
THE MANAGEMENT OF MY BANK IS READY TO APPROVE
THIS FUNDS TO ANY FOREIGNER WHO HAS THE CORRECT INFORMATION TO THIS ACCOUNT
WHICH I WILL GIVE TO YOU WHEN YOU ASSURE ME OF YOUR CAPABILITY TO HANDLE
SUCH AMOUNT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND TRUST, I NEED YOUR STRONG ASSURANCE
AND TRUST.
I SHALL DESTROY ALL DOCUMENT CONCERNING THIS TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY
WE RECEIVE THIS MONEY LEAVING NO TRACE TO ANY PLACE. I WILL USE MY HIGHRANK
POSITION AND INFLUENCE OTHER CO-STAFF TO EFFECT LEGAL APPROVALS AND ONWARD
TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE
LATE ACCOUNT OWNER WITH APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE FROM PROBATE REGISTRY & FOREIGN
PAYMENT DEPARTMENT, WITH ASSURANCE THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE INTACT PENDING
MY PHYSICAL ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE SHARING AND OTHER INVESTMENTS.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS BUSINESS,I WILL GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT,I
SHALL TAKE 60% AND 10% WILL BE FOR THE EXPENSIS BOTH PARTIES MIGHT INCURE
DURING THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION HOPING
THAT THIS SHARING RATIO IS ACCEPTED BY YOU.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE .
YOURS TRUELY,
PASCAL IBE.
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