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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: "OPOLOPO BELLO" <opolopo_74@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 15:08:16 +0000
Subject: URGENT
ATTENTION
Good day, and best wishes of the day with all honour and due respesct.I am
Mr.Opolopo Bello, the General Manager of Ajeju Bank of Odi Olowo in West
Africa.I humbly request your kindest assistance in the transfer of money
amounting to £35,000,000.00 in my bank. On June 10th 1994, an oil
consultant/contractor with the oil ministry, Mr.Alfred .C Walker, he made a
fixed deposit of
U.K £35 million pounds in my bank.And after about 10 years of the depositing
of the huge amount of money,Mr.Alfred .C Walker did not turn up to withdraw
or claim the money.
Which we thereby sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply.After a month, we sent a reminder letter to his employers,and
they wrote back to inform us that Mr.Alfred died in an auto accident,that he
died without making a will while our attempt to investigate his next of kin
proved fruitless only God knows why he made it this way.
When he was making deposition in my bank, he did not declare his next of kin
in his deposit application form,and when I inquired from him he,said he
wanted it that way.And in the conservative manner of our bank, I did not
turn down his request rather honor it considering his net worth.
The point is that his employers are not aware of his deposit with the bank i
was working with,and I am the only person who knows about Mr. Alfred‘s
deposit of £35,000,000.00 which i would not like to disclose to the
Government,which is now lying in a dormant account portfolio.
So that was why i am now looking forward for a reliable and trust worthy
foreigner who will stand or assist with good heart and trust as the next of
kin to Mr. Alfred.I have worked out modalities of achieving my aim by
appointing you as the next of kin,as well as transferring the £35,000,000.00
abroad for both you and i to share. I will use an attorney who will
represent you as the beneficiary to series of affidavit in support of your
claim including certificate of origin of the money,power of attorney,which
empowers you as the sole trustee/executive to the estate of Alfred.
Please note that you may not be required to sign any transfer document as
the appointed attorney will do all, if you are not able to come over.If you
agree to act as the next of kin/beneficiary to enable me transfer/convert
the money for our beneficiary use.
You will be having 35% of total the amount while 5% will take care of any
unforeseen expenses
which may incurred in the course of concluding this transaction.And the rest
of the money will be used in investing on an agriculture or any growing
business in your country,pending the time that i will come over to join you.
I am urgently and confidentially waiting for your earliest response.
Thanks and God bless,
Mr. Opolopo Bello (General Manager) .
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