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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: joe_mil009@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:04:35 -0800
Subject: From Joe
2, Ajose Adeogun Street,
P.O. Box 72688
Victoria Island, Lagos
Nigeria.
E-mail: joe_009@ny.com
I am Mr. Joe Milton, A staff at ECOBANK PLC of Nigeria, Lagos Branch. In
my department I discovered an abandoned sum of money in an account that belongs
to one of our foreign customers.
Five (5) years ago Mr. Christian Eich, an engineer who ran carmaker BMW's
museum. He died with his wife and two children and his wife's parents were
also among the victims of plane crash of Monday, 31 July 2000, 13:22 GMT
14:22 UK.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/world/europe/859479.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
On June 6, 1999, he made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar months, valued at ($12.2million United State Dollars) in my bank.
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, that Mr. Christian Eich died from an plane crash.
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL
and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that Mr. Christian Eich did not declare
any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.
So, recently the chairman of the board of directors of the bank called
me and told me in confidence and trust to source for a reliable foreigner
who would stand as our banker's next of kin. So, this sum ($12.2million
united state dollars) will transfer into his/her as the next of kin as it
is still sitting in our bank and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year. And no one will ever come forward
to claim it. And according to Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 7 (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 will [would] like you as a
foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Christian Eich so that the
fruits of this man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email
address joe_009@ny.com upon your response, I shall then provide you with
more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Best Regards,
Mr. Joe Milton.
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