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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: fredsowah@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:33:17 -0600
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?INVESTMENT=20ASSISTANCE?=
Mr. Fredrick Sowah
Diamond Bank PLC, Lagos Branch
Lagos, Nigeria
Dear friend,
I am Mr. Fredrick Sowah, Bank Manager of Diamond Bank PLC,
Lagos Branch. I got your contact information from World
Trade Center (W.T.C.) Regional office in Lagos, Nigeria.
Although the details of my intention to World Trade Center
(W.T.C.) Regional office in Lagos, Nigeria was not made
known to the organization.
Actually, I listed your name amongst four other names and
prayed over them and God revealed you to me as honest
person and I decided to contact you directly. I have a very
urgent and confidential business proposition for you for
our overall mutual interest.
In June 6 1999, an American Oil Consultant/Contractor with
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Barry
Kelly made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve
Calendar months, valued at USD$25,000,000.00 (twenty-five
million 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, Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Barry Kelly died from an
automobile accident.
On further investigation I found out that he did not leave
a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were
fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and
discovered that Mr. Barry Kelly did not declare anybody as
next of kin in all his official documents, including his
bank deposit papers.
This sum of USD$25,000,000.00 is still with the Bank and
the interest is being rolled
over with the principal sum at the end of every year.
Accordingly, if after six years no one applies for the
claim of this money as Mr. Barry Kelly?s next of kin;
Nigerian government will confiscate the money.
My reason to contact you is that I will like you as a
foreigner to stand as the next of kin for Mr. Barry Kelly
so that the fruit of this old man?s labour will not get
into the hands of some corrupt government officials. If you
can accept this offer, I will like you to provide your full
name and address for the attorney that I will hire to
prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will
put you in place as the next of kin for Mr. Barry Kelly to
enable me transfer this US$25,000,000.00 to your account
fore share between us.
We shall employ the services of two lawyers who will
execute all the legal papers which includes WILL and letter
of Probate/Administration in your favour to enable the
transfer of this money to your account. The transaction
will have a full legal backing and the payment will be made
in your favour as next of kin to the late Mr. Barry Kelly.
When the money is transferred to your account I will be
entitled to 60% of the total sum while 40% will be yours.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by a reputable lawyer and my
position as the Branch Manager guaranteed the success of
the payment to you and expeditious execution of the
process. If you are interested, please reply immediately
via this private email address:so_fr_fr_fred@yahoo.co.uk
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more
details and relevant documents for your references. Please
endeavour to keep this information secret. Be assured that
this transaction will be a profitable one for both of us as
I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your
country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via this email :-
so_fr_fr_fred@yahoo.co.uk
God bless you.
Mr. Mr. Fredrick Sowah
so_fr_fr_fred@yahoo.co.uk
Diamond Bank PLC,
Lagos, Nigeria
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