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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: "STANBIC MERCHANT BANK MR FEMI AJIBADE" <mrfemiajibade@stanbicmerchantbank.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2004 05:35:46 +0000
Subject: PLEASE REPLY FAST TODAY
FROM: MR.FEMI AJIBADE.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/REMITTANCE DEPT.
Stanbic Merchant Bank PLC.
Dear Friend,
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone
through your remarkable profile on the internet. Though, this medium
(Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because
it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of
communication. However, this correspondence is purely private, and it should
be treated as such.
I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may
think of. I am MR. femi ajibade , the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR in the Stanbic
Merchant Bank PLC. NIGERIA. I am contacting you based on Trust and
confidentiality that will be attached to this deal. The Management and the
Legal department of our BANK (STANBIC MERCHANT BANK PLC. NIGERIA) in a
recent meeting, recommended that the account of MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN, who
was one of my branch depositor, should be declared Dormant and confisticated
the depositor's fund to the Bank Treasury according to Nigeria Banking and
Financial law.
He is a foreigner based in Nigeria, unfortunately He is late as he was
amongst those that was Killed in the recent WARRI CRISIS as you can confirm
through this website http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/1083.cfm
He is an account holder in my branch, he owns a dollar account with the sum
of US$35M (Thirty Five MillionUnited States Dollars Only) deposited in the
account. In fact it happened that since her death, the next of kin of the
dollar account holder (the brother) has not show up for the claim. This is
where I am interested on and this is where I want you to come in. I want you
to come in as the relation of the deceased, I will give you necessary
Assistance and perfect the Legal
Authentication documents which will officially recognise you as a relation
to the deceased. Then, I will give you the contact of the Payment Authority
and you will write an application for the claims as the Next of Kin to Late
MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN.
I shall guide you with all diligence and legal processes to ensure the
smooth perfect success of this transaction and the Funds (US$35Million) must
be transfered into your own bank account in your country as the newly
approved beneficiary. Upon my personal finding on this matter, I kept this
information secret to myself until now that I am contacting you. In view of
the fact that the deceased customer is a foreigner (from a different
country), it is Officially important for the involvement of a foreigner who
will pose as a next-of-kin. I will use my exalted position in this Bank to
present you as his Next of Kin as you can be his relative, friend or Cousin
and the Money (US$35Million) will be Safely transfered into your own bank
account in your country. Before I made up my mind to contact you, I have
concluded every arrangement to ensure that you receive the
funds successfully as the next of kin.
Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this
mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your
willingness to assist in this transaction. We will use our positions to get
all internal documentations to back up the claims. The whole Procedures will
last only 5 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully Without
trace even in future.
Please I need the following:
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. HOME ADDRESS / COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.
4. BANK ACCOUNT (WHERE YOU WILL WANT THE MONEY TO BE TRANSFERED INTO)
5. YOUR AGE/OCCUPATION
The transaction will be done successfully and smoothly completed via email
and phone. You don't need to come to my country. Send your full name,
address and telephone number to me via email urgently today so that I will
call you for discussions. I PROMISE that you must be happy and shall
rejoice greatly soonest for cooperation with me in this transaction. After
successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share the money 50-50
(50% for you and 50% for me).
Yours truly,
MR. FEMI AJIBADE.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/REMITTANCE DEPT.
Stanbic Merchant Bank PLC.
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