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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: fred_martin04@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 01:54:50 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?regards?=
Mr Fred Martin
Branch Manager
Union Bank of
Nigeria Plc.
Lagos-Nigeria.
I am Mr Fred Martin,The Branch Manager of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, Idumota
Branch,Lagos Nigeria. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition
for you. On 30th December, 1999, a Taiwanese Oil consultant/contractor with
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,Mr.Michael Brown made a numbered
time (Fixed) Deposit for Twenty-Four calendar months, valued at US$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 some months,
we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers,
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.Michael Brown died from
an airplane crash (Singapore Airlines). 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 Mr.Michael Brown did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$25,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bankand the interest is being rolled
over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one has ever come
forward to claim it.According to Nigerian Law, 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
will like you to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.Michael Brown so that
the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some
corrupt government officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and
address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits
which will put you in place as the next of kin.We shall employ the services
of two Attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain
the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favour
for the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world which 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 70% or me and 25%or you and 5% be used in settling taxation and
all local and foreign expenses.There is no risk at all as all the paperwork
for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and my position as the
Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address
below. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.
Please observe with utmost confidentiality, and be 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.
I do urgently await your response.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr Fred Martin
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