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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: dr_andyopene@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 00:50:02 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?SEEKING=20FOR=20PARTNERSHIP=20FOR=20INHERITANCE=20FUND=20OF=20=2410=2E5MUSD?=
Attn: CEO
Dear Friend,
My name is Dr Andy Opene,I am a staff of CITIBANK NA, LAGOS-NIGERIA in Africa
with our head office in USA. I work in the operations dept where I serve
as account officer to numerous customers I have urgent and very confidential
business
proposition for you. On June 6, 2003, a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor
with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. WARREN BAKER made
a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$10,500,000.00,
(Ten Million, five hundred thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity,
my boss 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 Mr. WARREN
BAKER died from an automobile accident. On further investigation, we found
out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next
of kin was fruitless. The bank therefore made further investigation and
discovered that Mr. WARREN BAKER did not declare any kin or relations in
all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.
No one will 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 as a Foreigner to stand as next of kin
to late Mr. WARREN BAKER so that the fund US$10,500,000.00 will be released
and paid into your account as the next of kin. I have all documents and
prove to enable get this fund has been carefully worked out by me because
of my position as an accountant to the deceased.
So if you are interested in this deal, quickly furnish me with your full
names, as it will appear in the claims documents to the bank, your full
address, Private telephone and fax number plus your authorized banking details
where the money will
be transferred as soon as it has been approved to your favor.
I am writing you because I, as a public servant (Junior staff with the bank),
I cannot operate a foreign account or have an account that is more than
$200,000.00 USD. The money will be moved out for us to share in a particular
ratio that will be
agreed upon and it will be drafted and sealed with an agreement letter on
black and white that will bind both of us and guarantee our shares. Note
that upon completion of the legal paper work that will make the deal legitimate
for you to claim the money as the next of Kin here, the final transfer will
be made to your authorize bank account through our correspondent bank in
America (CITIBANK IN USA or CITIBANK OF LONDON).
After getting this fund across to you, I intend to invest my share of this
fund in your country under your supervision as I cannot take them all to
my country.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via my email address. 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. Please reach me immediately on the above email address to furnish
you more details of operation and the modalities. Above all, please handle
this deal with maturity and absolute confidentiality.
Thanks and God bless you.
Regards,
Dr Andy Opene.
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