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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: ibrahimaihaji@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:23:02 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?very=20important?=
FROM Standard Trust Bank of Nigeria PLC.
lagos island p.o box 678
Aassalam Alaikum
Dear sir/madam -----------------------------------
I am highly compelled upon strict recommendation, to write
you this Very Urgent and confidential letter. I am Mr.
Alhaji Ibrahim, currently the Chief Credit Officer with
the Standard Trust Bank Nigeria PLC. I was the account manager
to Late Mr ,john.Carolyn ; in the year 1999-2004, he is a
national of your country, who used to work with Shell
Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria.On the 12th of
November 2004 it was reported to us that our late
customer, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car
accident along Ibadan Express Road, Nigeria.
Unfortunately, all occupants of the vehicle lost their
lives. Since then we have looked forward in our Bank to
receiving a requisition letter to transfer his estate to
his next of kin which until now we have not received. Now,
I took it upon myself as a responsibility to make sure the
funds are transferred to his next of kin which still has
proved unsuccessful even after several inquiries to the
Embassy here in Nigeria to locate any of our late
customer's extended relatives.After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I had to get an alternative hence I
contacted you for our own benefits. All I want you to do
is to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$ 20
Million(Twenty Million United States Dollars) deposited here in
our bank (Standard Trust Bank Nigeria PLC) before it gets
confiscated or declared unserviceable. For the fact that I
have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives or other
direct members to the family of our late customer for over
1 year now, I seek your consent for you to stand in as the
Next of Kin to the deceased, so that the proceeds of this
account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your
positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio
and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary
information and guidelines, all I require from you is your
honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction
through. But it is imminent I state to you clearly now
that nobody must know that I am involved in this, giving my
current position in the Bank. I guarantee that this will
be executed under an arrangement that will be highly
protected by me here. I hope to receive your positive
response and your co-operation in keeping this highly
confidential.
Best regards,
Alhaji Ibrahim
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