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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: "victor dyro" <mail_victor@handbag.com>
Reply-To: victor_dyro@fastermail.com
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 09:34:55 +0100
Subject: Hello
Dear friend,
In order to transfer out Fifty Two Million United States Dollars from African
Development Bank. I wish to ask for your assistance, believing that you
will never let me down either now or in future.
I am Mr.Victor Dyro, the Chief Auditor of African Development Bank (ADB).
There was an account opened in this bank in 1983 and since 1989 nobody has
operated on this account till date. After my long investigation to my greatest
suprise I came to find out that the owner of the account who is
Mr. Smith B. Andreas, a foreigner, crude oil exporter, who died in 1990.
This account has no beneficiary, infact no other person knows about this
account or anything about the account, and my investigation proved to me
as well that this company does not exist anymore in Nigeria. The amount
involved is USD 52M, which i seek your consent to transfer to a safe
foreign account. I do not know any foreigner that i can trust either than
you, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not
be claimed by a Nigerian because the rightful owner of the account (Mr.
Smith) is a foreigner.
I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise as we do not know each
other before hand. we will be needed to sign an Agreement as a security
so that we cannot betray the trust that will be given to eachother in this
legitimate and joint venture, which demand utmost secrecy and confidential.
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign
account and foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation for us to
have a successful transaction. Because the management is ready to approve
this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account,
which I will give to you immediatelyi receive your positive reply.
With my position now in the office I can authorise the immediate transfer
of this money to any foreign reliable account which you can provide with
assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in
your country for sharing and further investment. I will destroy all documents
used in this transaction immediately we must have transferred this money
to your nominated account sucessfully, so as to avoid any document trace
by any person. I will apply for annual leave to get visa to your country
immediately you confirm me that you are willing to assist me.
I will also use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and
onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance
forms of the ministries and foreign exchange departments.At the conclusion
of this business, you will be given 20% of the total amount, 75% will be
for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during
the process of transferring.
Awaiting your urgent reply and please do not FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE
FAX AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
Thank you and God bless
Victor Dyro.
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