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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 RICHMOND T. JOHNSON" <richmondtj@alvilag.hu>
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 14:39:50 +0100
Subject: WE CAN ACHIEVE GREATNESS TOGETHER !!!
UNION BANK PLC
NO 118 JORISSEN STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS
NIGERIA,
DEAR SIR/MADAM
THIS LETTER WAS FIRST SENT TO YOU VIA POST MAIL TWO MONTHS AGO, BUT UPTILL NOW, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM YOU.
BASED ON THIS, I DECIDED TO REACH YOU THROUGH THIS MEANS. THOUGH, I KNOW FOR SECURITY REASONS, THIS IS NOT THE SAFEST MEANS TO REACH YOU, BUT WAS LEFT WITH NO OTHER VIABLE OPTION SINCE THERE IS THE PRESSING NEED TO REACH YOU. I AM QUITE SURE THAT THIS MAIL WILL SURPRISE YOU SINCE I HAVE NOT BEEN HAVING PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCES WITH YOU.
MY NAME IS RICHMOND T JOHNSON (MR), THE DEPUTY BANK MANAGER OF THE ABOVE NAMED BANK. I HAVE A GOOD BUSINESS PROPOSITION FOR YOU WHICH I KNOW THAT, BY THE SPECIAL GRACE OF GOD WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO YOU.
FIRSTLY BEFORE I PROCEED, I HAVE TO ASSURE YOU THAT THIS MAIL IS NEITHERJUNK ,ILLUSION NOR MERE IMAGINATION, BUT PRACTICALLY ACHIEVABLE IF GIVEN YOUR MAXIMUM SUPPORT AND COOPERATION.
IN JUNE 1994, MR. PAUL ANDERSON AN AMERICAN CIVIL ENGINEER WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION NNPC DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $23.8 MILLION U.S DOLLARS WITH OUR BANK ON A THREE YEAR FIXED DEPOSIT BASIS WITH HIS SON MR GREG ANDERSON REGISTERED AS THE NEXT OF KIN /BENEFICIARY TO THE ACCOUNT. AFTER THE THREE YEARS EXPIRED, MR. PAUL ANDERSON WAS NOT SEEN NOR HEARD FROM EVEN THE SON WHO IS THE BENEFICIARY, NOTHING WAS HEARD FROM HIM .SO I DECIDED TO ROLL IT OVER. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN ROLLING OVER .
I HAVE SENT MAILS, FAXES TO HIS NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES GIVEN STILL NO RESPONSE. I WAS FORCED TO CONTACT THE (NNPC) HE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH BUT WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT HE AND THE SON DIED IN AN AUTO CRASH JUST A YEAR AFTER HE DEPOSITED THE MONEY WITH US. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.
THE NIGERIAN LAW STATES THAT, IN CASES LIKE THIS,THE MONEY SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT. I AM SERIOUSLY AGAINST RETURNING THIS OLD MANS SWEAT TO THE GOVT. ACCOUNT, BECAUSE ONE OF THE OFFICIALS WILL STEAL THIS MONEY FROM THE GOVT ACCOUNT, SO I HAVE DECIDED TO DIVERT THIS MONEY TO MY OWN PRIVATE USE.
I AM WRITING FOR YOU TO ASSIST ME IN CLAIMING OF THIS MONEY AS THE NEXT OF KIN.IF SUCCESSFULY CONCLUDED,YOU ARE TO TAKE 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, 5% TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THE EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THIS TRANSACTION, WHILE THE REMAINING WILL BE FOR MY INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
ON RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE LETTER, AND A MUTUAL AGREEMENT IS REACHED BETWEEN US, I WILL INSTRUCT YOU ON HOW TO MAKE THIS TRANSACTION A SUCCESS.
PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WHILE REPLYING:
(1) YOUR COMPLETE NAMES
(2) YOUR PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER
(3) YOUR PRIVATE FAX NUMBER
(4) YOUR CURRENT CONTACT ADDRESS
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,PLEASE REPLY THROUGH THIS PRIVATE MAILBOX <RICHMONDTJ@latinmail.com>
ANTICIPATING YOUR URGENT AND FAVOURABLE RESPONSE TO THIS BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
PLEASE I AM COUNTING ON YOU.
BEST REGARDS,
RICHMOND T.JOHNSON
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