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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 mathew Nwoke" <matnwoke@sify.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:56:49 -0700
Subject: RE:reply.
MR.MATHEW NWOKE
DEPUTY GENERL MANAGER,COMMERCIAL BANKING
ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
234-1-474-4336
244-1-759-0847
MARINA- BRANCH, LAGOS.
DEAR SIR,
RE: TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$30.5M DOLLARS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
FIRSTLY,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 ANY
ONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED.BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT
ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE 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.
MY NAME IS MATHEW NWOKE,DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER,
(Commercial Banking), ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK OF
NIGERIA. I AM WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGNER, A MEXICAN NATIONALE,
LATE ENGINEER CARLOS MONTOYA, AN OIL MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR WITH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA UNTIL HIS UNTIMELY DEATH THREE YEARS AGO AS A RESULT OF TERRORIST ATTACK ON AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 11,FROM BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS,TO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNI WHICH CRASHED INTO THE NORTH TOWER OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE KILLING ALL 92 PEOPLE ON BOARD.YOU CAN VISIT BELOW WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/victims/AA11.victims.html
BEFORE HE DIED,HE HAD A ONE-YEAR FIXED DEPOSIT OF US$30.5M IN A FIXED
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT IN OUR BANK.THIS MONEY HAS SINCE MATURED,BUT NO
NEXT-OF-KIN HAS SHOWED UP FOR CLAIM.
SEQUEL TO THIS, REPEATED EFFORTS WERE MADE BY ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK
TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE CARLOS MONTOYA 'S FAMILY OR RELATIVES TO LAY CLAIM TO THIS FUND BUT ALL TO NO AVAIL.IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF THE LATE ENGR.CARLOS MONTOYA NEXT-OF-KIN (HE HAD NO WIFE AND CHILDREN) THAT THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,DECIDED THAT ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE DECLARED "UNCLAIMABLE" AND SUBSIQUENTLY BE REVARTED TO THE COUFFERS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA WHICH AT THE END OF THE DAY WILL BE EMBEZZLED BY TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FOR THEIR OWN SELFISH AGGRANDIZEMENT TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE POOR MASSES.
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. MR.CARLOS MONTOYA, SO THAT THE FUND US$30.5M WOULD BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY'S NEXT-OF KIN. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROVES TO ENABLE YOU RECIEVE THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AND MORE SO AS
PROFESSIONAL BANKERS, WE ARE ASSURING YOU OF 100% RISK FREE INVOLVEMENT.
IT WAS AGREED THAT 40% WILL BE YOUR SHARE AS A FOREIGN
PARTNER IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE 10%
WILL BE MAPPED OUT FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURED IN THE
PROCEES OF THIS TRANSACTION.THE REST WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES.
WE INTEND TO USE OUR OWN SHARE OF THE FUND TO IMPORT AGRICULTURAL
MACHINERIES INTO OUR COUNTRY WITH YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AS A WAY OF
RECYCLING THE FUND.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT
ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT
HAVE BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.
YOU ARE TO PROVIDE US,(1). A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT ORDRIVERS LICENCE,(2). COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS ( if any),(3).PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS (PRIVATE),(4). YOUR FULL NAMES AS YOU WANT IT TO APPEAR IN YOUR APPLICATION FORM OF CLAIM AND LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF, SO THAT I EQUALLY KNOW YOUR ABILITY TO HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION.
PLEAES RESPOND TO ME VERY URGENTLY BY RETURN MAIL OR BY PHONE ON MY
DIRECT LINE WHICH IS,Tel/Fax: +234-80-4528-7255
HAVE A NICE DAY AND GOD BLESS YOU.
BEST REGARDS,
MR.MATHEW NWOKE,(matnwoke@yahoo.co.uk)
ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK
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