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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: obimartins1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 09:06:24 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20PLEASE?=
HEADQUARTER,
CITIBANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
PHONE: 234-80-37147096.
Dear friend,
First, I'm soliciting your utmost confidenciality in
this Transaction. I am MR. OBI MARTINS, credit officer
with CitiBank of Nigeria PLC, Lagos. I came to you in
my private search for a reliable person to handle this
confidential transaction, which involves huge sum of
money to your country.
The Proposition:
A foreigner an Canadian, late Mark Kogan (SNR) who
died on 31th of october 1999 with the EgyptAir flight
990 plane crash, while returning to his country from a
business trip. He Banked with us at CitiBank of
Nigeria plc Lagos and had a closing balance worth
US$15.6,Million, having heard of the tragic incident
involving late Mark Kogan (SNR) the bank now expects a
next of kin as beneficiary. Valuable efforts have been
made by CitiBank to get in touch with any of his
family's but I personally found out that he until his
death neither had wife nor children that is known to
us.
Meanwhile this is the website of the people that died
in the EgyptAir flight 990,below is the website:
http://www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list
The only name of next of kin given to us by late Mark
Kogan unfortunately was with him in the same flight
that crashed, and this is unknown to the bank. I'm
taking this advantage in order to bettermy life and
that of my family, I now decided to seek your
permission to have you stand as next of kin to late
late Mark Kogan, so that the fund (US$15.6M)will be
released in to your account as the next of kin. All
documents and proves to enable you get this fund will
be carefully worked out, by the lawyer that I will
employ to work with me down here on your behalf.
I am assuring you that this transaction and its
procedures is 100% legal and risk free involvement.
Your share stays while the rest will be for myself.
The sharing of the fund between the two of us will be
as follows: 30% of the tatal sum will go to you for
your effort and commitment to the sucess of this
transaction. 65% will be for us here. While 5% as been
set aside for expenses incured in due process of this
transaction
As soon as I receive an acknowledge of the receipt of
this message in Acceptance, I will immediately start
up with the process. If this proposal is acceptable by
you, kindly get to me .
I want you to also furnish me with your private
telephone/fax or preferably your mobile numbers and I
will have to apply for the release and subsequent
Transfer of the fund in your favor.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
MR..OBI MARTINS
(Credit Officer, Citibank Of Nigeria PLC)
Please upon your response include your private
telephone and fax for further and oral communication.
You can also reach me on my private number:
234-8037147096 Or obi_martins@latinmail.com
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