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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: "rashid mashi" <mashirashid@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 20:56:00 +0000
Subject: REPLY TO mashirashid@yahoo.com Urgently.
Sir,
I am Mr.Rashid Mashi, the chief accountant of Union bank Nigeria P.L.C.. I
have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
An American Oil consultant and contractor with
the CHEVRON OIL in Nigeria, Mr Raymond Beck made a numbered time(Fixed)
Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$12,000,000.00(Twelve
Million United States 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 CHEVRON OIL that Mr.Raymond Beck died in a plane
crash along with his wife Mr and Mrs Raymond & Dorene Beck in EgyptAir
Flight 990,1999 air crash(for more information about this crash and person
you can contact this website by clicking under:
http://www.s-t.com/daily/11-99/11-02-99/d08ho174.htm
Since we got this information about his death and on further investigation,I
found out that he died
without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next to kin was
fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Raymond Beck
did not declare any Kin or Relations in all his official documents,
including
his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.
This sum of US$12,000,000.00 is still sitting 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. According to Laws of Nigeria, at the
expiration of 7 (seven) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the
Nigeria Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently,my proposal is that I will like you as a Foreigner to stand in
as the Next of Kin to Mr.Raymond Beck so that the fruits of this old man's
labor will not get into the hands of some corruptgovernment officials. This
is simple,I will like you to provide immediately your full Names and Address
for the application for payment.
A 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 to Kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 55%
for me and 45% for you.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details
and relevant documents that will help you understand
the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone number for easy
communication.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us and
also riskfree.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks,
Rashid Mashi.
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