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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: "PETE" <petewilly2002@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: petewili@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 17:24:57 +0200
Subject: COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY
COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY
RE:TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$20.5M DOLLARS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FIRST,I MUST
SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION.THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF IT'S NATURE
AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.THOUGH I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION
OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED.
BUT IAM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OFTHE DAY.WE HAVE
DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION
AS WE HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR DISCRETENESS AND ABILITY. LET
ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF TO YOU.
I AM PETE WILLIAMS, A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WITH THE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
MARINA BRANCH OFFICE LAGOS.I CAME TO KNOW ABOUT YOU IN MY PRIVATE
SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION
AS WE ARE STILL IN ACTIVE SERVICE. THE PROPOSITION. AN
CANADA NATIONAL,LATE ENGINEER JEFFREY LANDERCASPER,AN OIL MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR
WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA,UNTIL HIS DEATH THREE YEARS AGO IN
A GHASTY AIR CRASH IN AN EGYPTIAN AIRLINE,BANKED WITH US HERE AT UNION BANK
OF NIGERIA PLC.MARINA BRANCH LAGOS,AND HAD A CLOSSING BALANCE OFUS$20.5M
USD WHICH THE BANK UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS IT TO BE CLAIMED BY
ANY AVAILABLE FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE LATE BENEFICIARY OR ALTERNATIVELY
BE DONATED TO A DISCREDITED TRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITIONS
AT THE MILITARY WAR COLLEGE IN KADUNA STATE HERE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA.SEQUEL
TO THIS,FERVENT VALUABLE EFFORTS WERE MADE BY UNION BANK PLC.TO GET IN TOUCH
WITH ANY OF THE
MIGUEL'SFAMILY OR RELATIVES BUT PROVEDTO NO AVAIL.IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED
POSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF THE LATE ENGR.JEFFREY LANDERCASPER
[NEXT-OF-KIN] HE HAD NO KNOWN WIFE AND CHILDREN) THAT THE MANAGEMENT UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF OUR
HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
OFDIRECTORS,(Retired)MAJOR-GENERAL KALU UKE KALU THAT AN ARRANGEMENT BE
MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE DECLARED UN-CLAIMABLE" AND SUBSIQUENTLY
BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS
AND AMMUNITON TO
FURTHER
ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN
GENERAL.IN ORDER
TO
AVERT THIS CRUDE AND NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT,SOME OF MY
TRUSTED COLLEAGUES
AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS
THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO
LATE ENGR. JEFFREY LANDERCASPER, SO THAT THE FUND
US$20.5M WOULD BE
RELEASED
AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY'S
NEXT-OF -KIN.ALL
DOCUMENTSAND
PROVES TO ENABLE YOU RECIEVE THIS FUND WILL BE
CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AND
MORESO AS PROFESSIONAL BANKERS, WE ARE ASSURING YOU OF
100% RISK-FREE
INVOLVEMENT.
YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST WILL BE FOR MYSELF AND
MY COLLEAGUES
FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSES IN YOUR COUNTRY.
IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ALRIGHT BY YOU,THEN KINDLY GET TO
ME
IMMEDIATELY THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATON OF YOUR
CO-OPERATION
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
PETE WILLIAMS
__________________________________________________________________
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