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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: johngeorge_u@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:36:37 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,
FROM THE DESK OF John George,
BILLS AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
BANK OF AFRICA (ECO)
ECO BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC,
Cotonuo Republic of Benin .
Dear Friend,
I am the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign
remittance department of BANK OF WEST AFRICA (ECO) here in
Cotonuo Republic of Benin,.
In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of money,
running into millions of US$ dollars (TwelveMillion,Seven
Hundred Thousand US dollars) in an account that
belongs to one of our foreign customer from Lebanon who died
along with his entire family in December 25 2003 plane crash
in COTONUO REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
<http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_14633
75,00.html>
Since we got information about his death, we have been
expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money
because we cannot release it unless some body applies for it
as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in
our banking guidlings and laws but unfortunately we learnt
that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside
with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the
claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I now
decided to make this business proposal to you and
release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to
the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since
nobody is coming for it and we don't want this money to go
into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.
The banking law and guidline here stipulates that if such
money remained unclaimed after fours years, the money will
be transfered into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund.
The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is
occassioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner
and a Nigerian cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.
I agree that 30% of this money will be for you as a respect
to the provision of a foriegn account , 10% will be set
aside for expenses incurred during the business and 60%
would be for me Thereafter, I will visit your country
for disbursement according to the percentage indicated
therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to
you arranged account,you must apply first to the bank as a
next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name,
your bank account number, your private telephone and fax
number for easy and effective communication and location
where in the money will be remitted.
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or
email the text of the application . I will not fail to bring
to your notice this transaction is hitch-free and that you
should not entertain any atom of fear as all required
arrangements have been made for the transfer.
You should contact me immediately if you accept this
proposal here the
above email address
Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Yours Faithfully,
John George.
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