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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: "MIKE UGOCHUKWU" <mikeqas2002@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mikemms2008@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 01:45:42 +0100
Subject: confidential
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
UNION BANK HOUSE APAPA
LAGOS
PHONE NO 234-8033353680
ATTN:PRESIDENT/CEO.
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
FIRST I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS
TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF IT'S BEING VERY
CONFIDENTIAL.
I AM DR MIKE UGOCHUKWU, A DIRECTOR WITH THE UNION
BANK OF NIGERIA (U.B.N) PLC
LAGOS.
I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A
RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS
CONFIDENTIAL,TRANSACTION WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER
OF A HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT
REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE.THE PROPOSITION
AN AMERICAN, LATE ENGINEER KELVIN MICHAEL, AN OIL
MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF
NIGERIA, UNTIL HIS DEATH THREE YEARS AGO IN A GHASTLY
MOTOR ACCIDENT, BANKED WITH US HERE AT UNION BANK OF
NIGERIA PLC, LAGOS, AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE OF
US$33.725M (THIRTY THREE MILLION,SEVEN HUNDRED AND
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS) WHICH THE BANK NOW
UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS TO BE CLAIMED BY KELVIN'S NEXT
OF-KIN OR ALTERNATIVELY BE DONATED TO A
DISCREDITED TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION AT A
MILITARY WAR COLLEGE HERE IN NIGERIA. FERVENT EFFORTS
BEING MADE BY THE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC TO GET
IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE MICHAEL'S FAMILY HAS PROVED
ABORTIVE. IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY
OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE LATE ENGINEER MICHAEL'S
NEXT-OF-KIN (HE HAD NO WIFE OR CHILDREN) THAT THE
MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, RETIRED MAJOR
GEN. KALU IKE KALU, THAT AN ARRANGEMENT BE MADE FOR
THE FUNDS TO BE DECLARED "UNCLAIMED" AND
SUBSEQUENTLY
BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND FOR ARMS AND
AMMUNITION TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE CAUSE OF WAR IN
AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL.IN ORDER TO AVERT
THIS
NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES
AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS
NEXT-OF-KIN TO LATE ENGINEER MICHAEL'S SO THAT THE
FUNDS USD$33.725M WOULD BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO
YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN.
ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROOFS TO ENABLE YOU GET THIS FUND
WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AND MORE SO WE ARE
ASSURING YOU OF A HUNDRED PERCENT
RISK-FREE INVOLVEMENT. YOU WILL GET A NEGOTIABLE
PERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY FOR ASSISTING US IN THIS
DEAL. WE SHALL ALSO MAP OUT A PERCENTAGE OF THIS
MONEY
TO TAKE CARE OF INCIDENTAL EXPENSES
THAT MAY ARISE IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.
IF THIS PROPOSAL IS OKAY BY YOU AND ASSURE US THAT
YOU
WILL NOT TAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE OF THE TRUST WE HOPE TO
BESTOW ON YOU AND YOUR COMPANY, THEN KINDLY GET TO ME
IMMEDIATELY VIA E-MAIL, FURNISHING ME WITH
YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE, FAX NUMBER AND EXCLUSIVE
BANKING COORDINATES SO THAT I CAN USE THESE
INFORMATION TO APPLY FOR THE RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT
TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS IN YOUR FAVOUR.
BUT IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED PLEASE KEEP I
CONFIDENTIAL.
THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATION OF YOUR COOPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR MIKE UGOCHUKWU
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