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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: "Philip Grillo" <philipgrillo1@msn.com>
Reply-To: philipgrillo@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 22:52:51 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED
Dearest Friend,
First, I must solicit your confidence in this Transaction; this is by virtue
of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though I know
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.
I have decided to contact you because of the urgency of this Transaction.
Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you, I am Philip Grillo
the Manager of Eco Bank Nigeria Plc, Lagos. I came to know of you in a
private search for a reliable and a reputable person to handle a very
confidential Transaction, which involves the Transfer of huge sum of money
to a Foreign Account requiring maximum confidence.
A Foreigner, Late Engineer Burke Sean, an Oil Merchant/Contractor with the
Federal Government of Nigeria until his death in a ghastly air crash that
happened on August 6th, 1997 (Korean Air Flight 801). Late Sean had in his
domicilliary account with us an equivalent of US$14.7million as closing
balance. The last Annual General Meeting (AGM) decided and expected that
this closing balance of US$ 14,7000,000 will be claimed by Late Engineer
Sean's relative as foreign Next of Kin or be donated as unclaimed to a trust
fund for arms and ammunition at Military War College here in Nigeria. This
idea is most unresonable hence I have decided to take this step.
Fervent efforts made by the Eco Bank Nigeria Plc to get in touch with any of
the Sean's family or relatives all have proved abortive. As a result of
this, our Chairman and Board of Directors are in the process of declearing
the fund "UNCLAIMABLE".
As an insider and actual Manager of the Account, I have decided to contact
you to act as the Late Burke Sean's Next of Kin and Beneficiary in order for
you to recieve this fund as inheritance claim for the benefit of both
parties. All documentation required to perfect this will be in place once
you indicate your acceptance, for your role in the transaction. You will
keep 40% for your self, 5% to reimburse us for any expenses we may incur in
the course of the transaction, including our phone bills or travel expenses
and the 55% left will be for me.
If this proposal is OK and you wish to take advantage of the trust I here
bestow on you and your company kindly get to me immediately furnishing me
with your Most confidential Telephone and Fax numbers so that I can forward
to you the details of this transaction. Please note that your positive or
negative response will be most appreciated to enable me know the way
forward.So to assure you very well you can go to
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list/ when you receive this
letter.
Thank you and God Bless.
Best regards,
Philip Grillo
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