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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: frank_2005@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 06:21:10 -0700
Subject: get back to me
FROM THE DESK OF MR.FRANK PAUL
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
PRIVATE AND URGENT.
Dear Friend,
My name is Frank Paul, I am the credit manager in
Union Bank here in Nigeria.
I am contacting you of a business transfer, of a huge
sum of money from a deceased account.
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude
will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am
assuring you that everything has been taken care
off,and all will be well at the end of the day. I
decided to contact you due to the urgency of this
transaction.
PROPOSITION;
I am the account officer of a foreigner named ENGR.
STEVE MOORE who died in an air crash along with his
wife in 31st October 1999 an Egyptian airline 990 with
other passengers on board. you can confirm this from
the website below from published by CNN.WEBSITE
PUBLISHED ON CNN.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html
Since his death, none of his next-of-kin are alive to
make claims for this money as his heir, because they
all died in the same accident(May his soul rest in
peace). We cannot release the fund from his account
unless someoneapplies for claim as the next-of-kin to
the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to
have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased, as
all documentations will be carefully worked out by me
for the funds (USd5.5 000,000.00) to be released in
your favour as the beneficiary's next of kin.
It may interest you to know that we have secured from
the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the
deceased beneficiaries.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in
acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by
furnishing me with the following information if you
are interested.
1.A Beneficiary name .In order for me to prepare the
document for transferof the funds in your name.
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers for our personal
contact and mutualtrust in each other. Upon your
acceptance I shall send you a copy of my international
passport and drivers license for more confidentiality
and trust.
I shall be compensating you with a million dollars
($1.5Million dollars)on final conclusion of this
project for your assistance, while the balance $4m
million dollars shall be for me for investment
purposes. If this proposal is acceptable by you,
Please endeavor to contact me immediately. Do not take
undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you, I
await your urgent response.
Please relpy through this my private email address frankpaul_ubn@yahoo.com
Regards,
Mr.Frank Paul.
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