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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: "DR BARRY JAMES" <barry_james@jumpy.it> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 13:49:00 -0800
Subject: Urgent Mail !!!
FROM: DR. BARRY JAMES (MANAGER)
URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
ATTN:MANAGING DIRECTOR /CEO.
First I must solicit your confidence in this
transaction, this is by virtue of its nature as being
utterly
confidential
and
top secret. Though I know that a transaction of this
magnitude will
make any
one
apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all
will be well at
the
end of
the day. We have decided to contact you due to the
urgency of this
transaction,
as we have been reliably informed of your discreetness
and ability in
transaction of this nature.
Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I
am DR.BARRY JAMES
the
manager with the UNITED BANK for AFRICA (UBA) Plc, Lagos. I came to
know you in my
Private
Search for a Reliable and Reputable Person to handle
this Confidential
Transaction, which involves the transfer of Huge sum
of Money to a
Foreign
Account requiring Maximum Confidence.
THE PROPOSITION:
A Foreigner an Australia, Late Engr. Steve Moore
(Snr.) an Oil Merchant with the Federal Government of
Nigeria, until
his
death
months ago in Kenya Air Bus (A310-300) Flight KQ431,
Banked with us at
UNITED BANK for AFRICA (UBA) Plc, Lagos and had a closing balance as at the
end of September,
2000
worth
US$15,000,000(fifteen million United
State
Dollars), The bank now expects a next of kin as
beneficiary. Valuable
efforts
are being made by the UNITED BANK for AFRICA (UBA) Plc to get in touch
with any of the
Moore's
family or relatives but to no success.
It is because of the perceived possibility of not
being able to locate any of Late Engr. Steve Moore
(Snr.)' s next kin (He had no wife or children that is
know to us).
The
Management under the influence of our Chairman and
Members of the Board
of
Directors, that arrange has been made for the fund to
be declared
"Unclaimed"
and subsequently be donated to the trust fund for arms
and ammunition
to
further
enhance the course 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 Engr.
Steve
Moore (Snr.) so that the fund US$15 million will be
released and paid into your account as the
beneficiary's next of kin. All documents and proves
to enable you get his fund will be carefully worked
out. We have secure from the probate, an order of
madamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries, and
more so we are assuring you that this business is 100%
Risk Free
involvement.
Your share stays while the rest be for myself and my
colleagues for
investment
purpose. According to agreement within both parties.
As soon as we receive an acknowledgement of receipt
of this message in
acceptance of our mutual busines
proposal, we would furnish you with the necessry
modalities and disbursement ratio to suite both
parties with out any conflict. While replying furnish
me with your
private
fax
and phone numbers for easy communication.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not make
undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed in you.
Best regards,
Dr. Barry James
please reply me through this email box (dr_barry_james@yahoo.com)
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