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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: "ibe dike" <ibe@fathersrightsne.org>
Reply-To: ibedike1@jumpy.it
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 08:36:44 -0600
Subject: Inheritance claim(Very Urgent)
Inheritance claim(Very Urgent)
ECO BANK PLC,
NIGERIA.
FROM THE DESK OF:
ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT.
MR IBE DIKE.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr Ibe Dike Of Eco Bank Nigeria Plc, I decided to contact You for very confidential and urgent reasons. On June 6, 1999, an American who worked with shell development company in Nigeria, Mr.John Voelker made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$9 million dollars in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, I sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his employers,That He worked with Shell development company in Nigeria) that Mr. John Voelker died in the plane crash of 31st October 1999 involving Egyptian 990 with other passengers aboard.
On further investigation,it was found that he died without making a WILL, and attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.I therefore, made further investigations and discovered that Mr. John Voelker did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his bank deposit documents in my bank. This sum of US$9,000.000 is still in the bank and the interest is being rolled over with the pricinpal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to Nigerian law, at the expiration of (five)years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. John Voelker so that the fruit of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt Government officials by providing immediately your full name and address so that an Attorney will prepare necessary documents ,affidavits and letter of probate/administration in your favour which will put you in place as the next of kin. A bank account in any part of the world which you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.
There is no risk at all, the documentations for this transaction will be done by an attorney and my position inCharge of the Account dept, guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately. upon your response, I shall provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assitance to invest my share in your country.
Please upon the reciept of this mail message, send to me the following, to enable me forward the informations to the Attorney to start the process of the fund into your bank account:
1. Your full Name and address.
2. Your private Telephone and fax numbers
3. Your International Passport Page or Drivers Lisence.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Mr Ibe Dike.
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