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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: festday@bobblefish.com
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 03:18:16 +0500
Subject: urgent reply dear friend
dear sir,/madam
I am Mr.FESTDAY, the Finance Manager to the Ecobank Nig
Plc.Your contact was given to me by a very good/ school mate of mine,that works
with the Nigeria Chambers of Commerce here in Nigeria. So i will be please
to use this chance to intruduce to you a business transaction(deal). You are
to relax your mind, because this is REAL. Being the manager in the bank(Ecobank)
i have discover a very good deal transaction which both of us will benefir from,
provided i am concerned. As its stands, there is a foreign client(customer)
in person of MR. EDWARD PALMER, also a very good business man who has a very
ge sum of amount($18.580Million) in the bank(Ecobank) before his suprise death.
It was a pity and sorrowfull that Mr,Palmer, the wife and their only son died
sorrowfully, which is, they
were among the victims of the TERRORIST BOMB BLAST TRAGEDY, that occured recently(11th,
september, 2001) in United States of America(USA) during his visit for a business
negotiation in America. As the forex manager in the bank also a very good family
friend to Mr,Palmer, i have been able to try all my possible best to see(locate)
if i can get or know any of isman (Mr, Palmer) family member or relation,so
that i can get
them informed of the latest development as regards to the huge sum of amount
which belongs to Mr, Palmer in the Ecobank. To ur best knowledge this sum($18.580Million)m
is floating in the Ecobank and i will not want it to finally taken by the management
of the Ecobank. But to my greatest suprise, it happens that Mr, Palmer, did
not have anybody or other person left behind to stand as his NEXT OF KIN to
this money ($18.580
Million).Now, since this man has no any other person left behind for the claim
of this very huge sum of money, as the NEXT OF KIN, i will want to liaise with
ou as a foreign partner in respect of this money, so that this
huge sum ($18.580 Million) could be paid (Remitted) to you into your private
bank account as the NEXT OF KIN to this our very good customer/client (Mr, Palmer).
For your information all the necessary arrangement has been put in place to
ensure 100% cess, while all the important document that covers this money are
also at my hand reach, as i have told you initially that i am a family friend
to this very man (Mr, er). In NUT-SHELL i will want you to stand as the next
of kin to Mr, Palmer,so that
we can get this money out from the Ecobank Nig Plc, into your private bank account
for safe-keeping pending my arrival for sharing in your country.It is very important
you indicate your williness, so that i can send across to you all the necessary
T FORM document from the bank also talk on the issue of the sharing modalities
as i have planned. Please this deal is of REAL, SECRECY and 100%risk-free. Bear
in mind that we are concluding this deal between 28 working days which is from
the day of your positive response is being received. You are also required to
send across your private telephone and fax number for easy communication and
oral discussion,so as to
avoid any delay. I come again, you are to stand as the next of kin(Relation)
to this very man (Mr, Palmer) for the claim of this huge amount ($18.580M).Finally,
25% for your assistance, 50% for me, 5% for the re-settlement of any expenses
incured from both side while 20% will be invested in the name of your company
and care. Congratulations to you and your entire family.
yours sincerely.
Mr. FESTDAY,
(Finance Manager).
Ecobank Nig Plc.
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