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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: kanuson@megapolis.pl
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 17:53:36 -0800
Subject: From Mr.Kanuson
FROM THE DESK OF MR.KANUSON OKPO.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPT foreign_remittanc_departments
UNION BANK PLC NIGERIA,
WEST AFRICA.
E-MAIL: kanuson@megapolis.pl
TEL: +234-8027200665
Dear Friend,
I got your contact by the Nigeria Chamber of Commerce and Industries
while Searching for a trusted foreigner who can handle this with
confidentciality.
I am the AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER OF(UNION BANK PLC NIGERIA),
WEST AFRICA. Foreign Remittance Department. There is a business I would
want you to assist me with your inflence.In my
department we discovered an abandoned sum of Twenty Millon US Dollars
(US$20MILLION) in an account that belongs to of our foreign customer
Mr. MR.JOHN CREEK Candian National who died along with his entire
family in November 2002 in a plane crash in Cote D'voire.
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 somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the
deceased depositor as indicated in our BANK CODE OF RULES but
unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation
died alongside with him in 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 my own use and benefit since nobody
is coming for it and i don't want this money to go into the Bank
treasury as unclaimed money.
The Banking law and guidelines here stipulates that if such money
remained unclaimed after four years, the money will be transfered into
the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.
The request of foreigner as next of kin and beneficiary in this
business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner
and a citizen of republic of Nigeria, cannot stand as next of kin to
the deceased depositor and Beneficiary of the unclaimed
money.Thereafter I will visit your country for the sharing of the money
between me and you according to the percentage indicated here.
NOTE: First you need to send to me those information requested bellow:
Your Full Names and Address, your Telephone and Fax number, the
information above will enable me put your names and your address into
the documents as the next of kin and beneficiary of the funds.As soon
as I heard from you, then advice you to send an application to the bank
which you will type and sign before send to the bank.
I will not fail to bring to your knowledge that this transaction is
100% Risk-free both now and in future besides i have already done all
the underground works that will lead to success before contacting
you.You should not entertain any atom of fear as all required
arrangements have been made for the transfer.Meanwhile,i will use my
executive position and rank in office to ensure that the fund is
approved and transfered to your account without difficulties or
problem.
I have agreed to share the money thus:
A)30% for account owner(you)
B)60% for us (The Officials)
C)10% to off-set both local and international expenses that Would be
incurred in the course of this transaction.
Please contact me as soon as you receive this mail.
I wait to hear from you soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Kanuson Okpo.
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