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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 DAN UGOCHUKWU" <onyema.ugochukwu@epost.de> (may be fake)
Reply-To: onyemaugochukwu7@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 09:50:12 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Dan Ugochukwu senior manager accounts/audit
department, in standtard trust bank of Nigeria Plc.
Mr. Ralf Lin, who was a consultant with
Shell-development Company in Nigeria and a personal
friend Died and left behind his deposit in this bank
(STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC) valued $1O.5M
My relationship with Mr. Ralf started in 1992 when I
was a supervisor in Standard trust bank marina branch.
We met in my social club annual end of the year party
and I introduced him to my bank where he opened this
account some few weeks later making me the account
officer to the account and he operated this account
until his death.
On the 21st of April 2000, Mr. Ralf Lin, his wife and
their three children were involved in a car accident
along sagbama express road. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate
any of Mr. Ralf's extended relatives this has also
proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful
attempts, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you.
I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the
money left behind by Mr.Ralf before my bank get it
confiscated since the bank has declared the account
unserviceable. I have been unsuccessful in locating
the relatives for over 3years since I was recalled
back to marina branch as a senior manager from a
transfer that took me to another branch of the bank. I
therefore seek your consent to present you as the next
of kin of the deceased , so that the proceeds of this
account valued at $10.5m (Ten Million five hundred
thousand dollars) can be paid to you and then you and
I can share the money. 60% to me and 40% to you. I
have access to all necessary legal documents that can
be used to back up for the claim. All I require is
your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through
my email onyemaugochukwu2@netscape.net
For us to proceed please send to me your full name
telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further
about this transaction.
Best regards,
Dan Ugochukwu
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