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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: "markdagogo" <markdagogo@handbag.com>
Reply-To: markdagogo@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 20:43:29 +0100
Subject: urgent reply needed
Dear Sir/Madam,
GULF BANK OF NIGERIA PLC PROPOSAL
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this by virtue
of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though Iknow
that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried,
but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. We have
decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, as we have
been reliable informed of your discreetness and ability in transaction of
this nature. Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. Iam Mark
Dagogo,
credit officer with Gulf Bank Nigeria plc, Lagos. I came to know you in my
private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this confidential
transaction, which involves the transfer of huge sum of money to a foreign
account requiring maximum confidence.
THE PROPOSITION:A foreigner, an american, late Engr. John Waley (Snr)an oil
merchant with the Federal Government of Nigeria,until his death months ago
in Kenya Air Bus (A310 - 300) Flight KQ430, Banked with us at Gulf Bank Nigeria
Plc, Lagos and has a closing balance as at the end of Sept. 2000 worth US$6.5M
(six million five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars),the bank now expects
a next of kin as a beneficiary .valuable efforts are being made by the Gulf
Bank of Nigeria to get in touch with any of the Waley's family or relatives
but to no success.It is because of the perceived possibility of not being
able to locate any of the late Engr. John Waley (Snr). Next of kin (He had
no wife or children that is known to us].The management under the influence
of our chairman and members of the board of directors,that arrangement has
been made for the fund to be declared Unclaimed and subsequently be donated
to the trust fund for arms and ammunition to further enhance the course of
war in Africa and the world in general. In order to avert this negative development,some
of my trusted colleagues and I now seek your permission to have you stand
as next of kin to late Engr.John Waley(Snr)so that the fund US$6.5 million
will be released and paid into your account as the beneficiarys next of kin.
All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked
out.We have secured from the probate an order of madamus to locate any of
the deceased beneficiarys, and more so we are assuring you businessis 100%riskfree
involvement.Your share stays while the rest be for myself and my colleagues
for investment purpose,according to agreement within both parties.As soon
as we receive an acknowledgement of receipt of this message in acceptance
of our mutual business proposal,we would furnish you with the necessary modalities
and disbursement ratio to suite both parties without any conflict.If this
proposal is acceptable by you, do not make undue advantage of the trust we
have bestowed in you.
Your can also get back to me via my private mail box
markdagogo@yahoo.com
Best regards,
Mark Dagogo.
234-803-514-1469
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