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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: "michael ajayi" <michaelajayi4@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 14:49:54 +0000
Subject: contact me asap
Dear Friend,
I will like to solicit your help in a business proposition, which is by
nature very confidential and a Top Secret. I know that a transaction of this
magnitude will make any one worried and
apprehensive but I am assuring you not to worry, as all will be well at the
end of this endeavour.
I am Mr. Michael Ajayi,Client Service Manager of Capital Trust Bank ,Lagos
Nigeria My partners and I have decided to seek your help in transfer of some
amount of money requiring maximum confidence from my bank. A foreigner, Late
Dr. Edward Laster who was an oil merchant and contractor with the Federal
Government of Nigeria until his death onboard the ill fated Kenyan Airways
bus {A310300} was our customer at the Capital Trust Bank and had a balance
of US$32 million which the bank now expects his next of kin to claim as the
beneficiary from the London branch of my bank which is where he has
channeled all the funds to.So far, valuable efforts has been made to get to
his people but to no avail, as he had no known relatives more because he
left his next of kin column in his
account opening forms blank and he has no known relatives . Due to this
development our management and the board of directors are making
arrangements for the funds to be declared unclaimed ,returned to Nigeria
being the point of origin and subsequently paid into the federal government
purse. Usually, funds of this nature end up in the greedy pockets of some
politicians due to our corrupt society.
To avert this negative development my colleagues and I have decided to look
for a reputable person to act as the next of kin to late Dr. Laster so that
the funds could be processed and released into his account,which is where
you come in. We shall make arrangement with a qualified and reliable
attorney that will represent you in liaising with my bank for inconveniency
of you coming to my country.
All legal documents to aid your claim for this fund and to prove your
relationship with the deceased will be provided by us. Your help will be
appreciated with 20% of the total sum (US$6,400,000). Please accept my
apologies, keep my confidence and disregard this letter if you do not
appreciate this proposition I have offered you. Thank you very much for your
time.
I wait anxiously for your response.
Yours faithfully,
Michael Ajayi
NB.You can also check this website for news story about the crash two years
ago.
http://www.usafricaonline.com/aircrashkenya.
From the desk of Michael Ajayi
Client Service Manager Capital Trust Bank Nigeria desk.
Tel:234-80-33232630
Web Fax:+1-775-383-2732
All correspondence should be through my preferred email address below.
Alternative Email:michaelajayi1@yahoo.co.uk
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