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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: solojo2008@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:36:05 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Greetings=28please=20reply=29?=
Dear friend,
HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
This mail may come to you as a surprise but I plead with you to
patiently read through it before making a decision whether to assist me
or not.
I am mr Solomon Joseph,a 32 years old man and also a Bank Manager of a Reputable
Bank in Nigeria, l wish to solicit for your assistance in the transaction
which l strongly believe will be of mutual benefit to both of us if treated
with trust and confidentiality that it deserve.
On June 6, 2000, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian Petroleum
Corporation, (Name deliberately with held for now) made a numbered time
(Fixed) Deposit for Twelve Calendar months, valued at US$25,500,000.00 (Twenty
Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity,I
sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his Contract
employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that the Depositor
died from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out
that He died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of
kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that the depositor
did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents.
This funds (US$25,500,000.00) is still lying in my Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year.
No one will ever come forward to claim it. And according to Laws of Republic
of Nigeria, at the expiration of 5(five) Years, the money will revert to
the ownership of The Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I would like you as
a foreigner to stand in as THE NEXT OF KIN to the depositor so that the
fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials. An offshore bank account in any part of the world
that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to
you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of
60% for me and 30% for you and also 10% for the expenses incured during
the processing. There is no risk at all as all the paperworks for this transaction
will be done by the bank accredited attorney and my position as the Branch
Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.
lf you are interested in giving the required assistance, kindly reply this
mail stating your Telephone/Fax numbers for further action. Because of the
secrecy surrounding this transaction, l suggest that you contact me only
through my alternative/private email (solojo20081@myway.com)
l am looking forward to a favorable reply from you soon. Feel free to ask
any question in this regard.
Yours Faithfully,
Solomon Joseph.
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