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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: "MRS. JEWEL TAYLOR"<kanu_heart00@tatanova.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 18:20:50 +0530
Subject: CONSIDERATION AND NECESSARY ACTION
Dear friend,
I am dr odu kabba the Manager Foreign Operations department of
Ecobank of Nigeria,plc.My search for a trustworthy
individual/firm has led me to you. I came across your
contact while looking for a worthwhile investments or
projects that I can be affiliated with.
I am writing you this letter to ask for your support
and co-operation to carry out this transaction.
THE PROPOSITION
A foreigner, Late ENGINEER DAVID CHING CHEN, from
Taiwan an Oil Merchant/Contractor with the federal
Government of Nigeria, until his death\on board the
American Flight 587, an Airbus A300 left JFK, bound
for Dominican Republic that crashed in Queens New
York, USA. Banked with us here at "ECOBANK PLC,
and had a balance of
US$120,000.000.00{ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS} which the bank now
expects a next of kin to claim as beneficiary,
Valuable efforts are being made by the "ecobank" Plc to get in touch
with any of theChen'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, David Ching
Chen next of kin {he had no wife nor children that is
known to us}. The management under the influence of
our Chairman and members of the Board of Directors,
are making arrangement for the funds to be declared
"UNCLAIMED" and will be lost to the Federal Government
or subsequently be donated to the Trust Fund for Arms
and Ammunition to further enhance the course of war in
West Africa.
In order to avert this negative development, some of
my colleagues and I now seek your permission to have
you stand as a next of kin to Late Engr, David Ching
Chen so that the funds USD120M would be released
and paid into your account as the beneficiary next of
kin.
All documents and proves to enable you get this fund
will be carefully worked out. We have secured from the
probate an order of mandamus to locate any of deceased
beneficiary and more so we are assuring you this
business is 100% risk free involvement. Your share
stays while the rest would be for myself and my
colleagues for investment purposes. According to
agreement within both parties.
As soon as we an acknowledgement of this message in
acceptance of our mutual business proposal, we will
furnish you with the necessary modalities and
disbursement ratio to suite both parties without any
conflict. We have agreed that 30% of the money will be for you
for your assistance in this transaction, while 10% has
been mapped out for expenses that will be incurred on
both sides in the course of this transaction and 10%
will be donated to the charity organization while50%
will be for my colleagues and I.
If this proposal is acceptable by you do not
make undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed on
you, then kindly get to me immediately.
Please furnish me with your most confidential
Telephone and Fax Number,
Reply to confirm the reciept of this mail.
Regards,
MR. ODU KABBA.
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