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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: juel1@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 06:48:15 -0800
Subject: GOOD DAY
FROM THE DESK OF MR JOEL AMADU
WEMA BANK PLC,LAGOS-NIGERIA.
DEAR FRIEND,
STRICTLY A PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I AM MR JOEL AMADU,
THE MANAGER, BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE WEMA BANK PLC.
I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND
COOPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN
MY DEPARTMENT.
WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF
$15,000,000.00(FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS
ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR
FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE
FAMILY OF A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN NOVEMBER 1997 IN
A MOTOR ACCIDENT. SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH, WE
HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT-OF-KIN TO COME OVER AND
PUT CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY AS THE HEIR,BECAUSE WE
CANNOT RELEASE THE FUND FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS
SOMEONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE
DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES.
UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER THEIR FAMILY MEMBER NOR
DISTANT RELATIVE HAS EVER APPEARED TO CLAIM THE
SAID FUN UPON THIS DISCOVERY,I AND OTHER
OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT HAVE AGREED TO MAKE
BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE TOTAL AMOUNT INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE HEIR OF THE FUND SINCE NO ONE
CAME FORTH OR DISCOVERED HE MAINTAINED ACCOUNT WITH
OUR BANK,OTHERWISE THE FUND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE
BANKS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.
WE HAVE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE
ASSTATED THUS; 30 % FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, 60 %
FOR US THE OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT AND 10% FOR
THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPENCES
INCURRED BY US AND YOU DURING THE COURSE OF THIS
BUSINESS.
UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER, I
AND ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY
AND MIND OUR SHARE. IT IS FROM OUR 60 % WE INTEND TO
IMPORT AGRICULTURAL MACHINERIES INTO MY COUNTRY AS A
WAY OF RECYCLING THE FUND.
TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION, WE REQUIRE YOU TO
IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY A RETURN
E-MAIL AND ENCLOSE YOUR PRIVATE CONTACT TELEPHONE
NUMBER, FAX NUMBER FULL NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOUR
DESIGNATED BANK COORDINATES TO ENABLE US FILE LETTER
OF CLAIM TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS FOR
NECESSARY APPROVALS BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE.
NOTE ALSO, THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF IT'S NATURE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
.REGARDS,
MR JOEL AMADU
WEMA BANK PLC NIGERIA
NB.
PLEASE YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS MY EMAIL
ADDRESS<juel2005@myway.com>
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