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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 WONDAY KUMBA" <wondaykumba@guarantytrustbank.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 03:12:32 +0000
Subject: PLEASE REPLY FAST
MR.WONDAY KUMBA,
HEAD; Treasury/ Credit Unit
GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC.
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition. Though,
this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you
through it because it still remains the astest, 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. WONDAY KUMBA , the HEAD of TREASURY/ CREDIT UNIT in the
GUARANTY TRUST 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 (GUARANTY TRUST 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.
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.WONDAY KUMBA,
HEAD; Treasury/ Credit Unit
GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC.
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