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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: "MR KOFI" <kofi_rumah@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 01:35:36 -0700
Subject: Hello, Urgent Get back to me pls
Dear Friend
I am MR KOFI NKRUMAH, Manager of UNION BANK OF
NIGERIA, Lagos Branch. I have urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you.On June 6
2001, an American oil consultant/contractor with the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Eng;.Micheal
Rowley made a numbered time (Fixed) deposited fortwelve
calendar months, valued at US$10,000,000.00(Ten Million
Dollars) in my branch. Uponmaturity, I sent a routine notification to
hisforwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, wesent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers, Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation that Eng;.Micheal Rowley died from anautomobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that he did not leave a
WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were
fruitless.I therefore made further investigation and
discovered that Eng;Micheal Rowley did not declare any
next of kin in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit paper work.
This sum of US$10,000,000.00 isstill sitting in the
Bank and the interest is beingrolled over with the
principal sum at the end of eachyear. No one will come
forward to claim it. Accordingto the 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 funds.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a
foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to
Eng;.Micheal Rowley so that the fruits of this old man?s
labor willnot get into the hands of some corrupt
officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide
me immediately with 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 an attorneys
fordrafting and notarization of the WILL and obtain
thenecessary documents and letter of probate/
administration in your favour the transfer. A bank
account in any part of the world, which you 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 theratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for
thistransaction will be done by the attorney and
myposition as the Branch Manager guarantees
thesuccessful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via
the private mail address below. Upon your response, I
shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand. Please observe
utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of
usbecause I shall require your assistance to invest
myshare in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via
email:- kofi_rumah@yahoo.com
Thanks and regards
MR KOFI NKRUMAH
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