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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: olabanked@tiscali.it
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 22:27:13 -0800
Subject: BE N-O-K
FROM THE DESK OF DR.EDISON OLAWALE
UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC
10 AJOSE ADEOGUN STREET,
V/ISLAND, LAGOS.
EMAIL:eddy01@graffiti.net
ATTN:SIR/MA
First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction,this is by virtue
of its nature as CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET.Though I know that a transaction
of this magnitude will make one apprehensive but I am assuring you that
it is well intended and risk free.
I am EDISON OLAWALE,Managing Director,Financial Services Department,Union
Bank Plc,Lagos,Nigeria.I got your contact in search for a reliable and reputable
person to assist in this confidential deal. A foreigner,Late Engr.Francis
Gatting,an Oil Merchant/Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Until his death a year ago in a fatal air crash Deposited with us Union
Bank Of Nigeria plc the sum of M21,000,000.USD in his account(Twenty One
Million,United States Dollars)which the bank now expects his next-of-kin
to claim as the beneficiary.
Valuable efforts have been made to get in touch with the Francis's family
or relatives but no way and because of the possibility of not locating any
of the Late Engr.Francis Gatting next-of-kin (he had no wife or children
that is known to the bank), that the management with the approval of our
Director asked that the fund be declared "UNCLAIMABLE" and subsequently
donated to the trust fund for arms and ammunitions to further the course
of war in Central African Region. To prevent this,some of my trusted colleagues
and I want you to act as a next-of-kin to Late Engr.Francis Gatting,becuase
as a citizen of this country, and a staff of the Bank,we can not be allow
to withdraw this fund personally into any account here except we have you
a foriegner to act as the NEXT-OF-KIN so that the fund $M21,000,000 could
be released and paid into your account as his next-of-kin.
All documents to enable the release of this fund in your favour will be
carefully worked out and sent to you. This proposal is 100% risk free. We
have agreed that the fund be shared thus after it must have been transferred
into your account.
1. 10% will be set-aside for expenses that may be made by both of us in
the course of the transfer to your account.
2. 30% of the money will be your share for acting as the beneficiary of
the fund.
3. 60% for us the originators of the transaction.
If this proposal is accepted by you,take advantage of the trust we have
bestowed on you and your company by confirming acceptance immediately.
Finally,send your confidential telephone,fax and mobile numbers by email.
Also, your bank account detail is required to apply for the release and
subsequent transfer of the fund in your favour.
send your reply to my private email box and in case you can't reach me,
and because of the internet problem that sometimes develop (eddy01@graffiti.net)
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.
Yours Faithfully,
EDISON OLAWALE.
MANAGING DIRECTOR, F/S DEPARTMENT
UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC.
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