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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: "jossy4real@ommail.com" <jossy_4real@excite.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 20:28:01 -1200
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE
FROM THE DESK OF:MR.JOSEPH CHUKWU
(BRANCH MANAGER).
NILL BANK NIGERIA PLC.
2 MARINA STREET LAGOS,
(LAGOS NIGERIA)
STRICTLY CONFIDENCIAL.
DEAR, BEFORE I START, I MUST FIRST APOLOGIZE FOR THIS
UNSOLICITED MAIL TO YOU.I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS CERTAINLY AN
UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO STARTING A RELATIONSHIP,BUT AS
TIME GOES ON YOU WILL REALIZE THE NEED FOR MY ACTION.MY NAME
IS MR.JOSEPH CHUKWU,ONE OF THE BRANCH MANAGER OF NILL BANK
NIGERIA PLC. TO MRS.JOAN MELISSA ,A CITIZEN OF YOUR
COUNTRY,WHO WORKED WITH AN OIL COMPANY IN
NIGERIA.HERE-IN-AFTER REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.ON THE 21ST
OF APRIL 2001, MY CLIENT AND HER FOUR CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED
IN A GHASTLY MOTOR ACCIDENT ALONG SAGAMU EXPRESS ROAD. MY
CLIENT AND HER ENTIRE FAMILY UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES
IN THE ACCIDENT. SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO
YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED
RELATIVES, WHICH HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AFTER THESE SEVERAL
UNSUCESSFUL ATTEMPTS,THE NEED TO CONTACT YOU.
MY MAIN REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME IN
REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT
BEFORE THEY ARE CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY MY
BANK WHERE THEY ARE DEPOSITED/LODGED,WHERE THE DECEASED HAS
A FIXED SUM OF USD$18M(EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS).THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT OF MY BANK HAS ISSUED ME A
FINAL NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY CLIENT OR THEY
WILL BE LEFT WITH NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO CONFISCATE HER
FUNDS, A COPY OF THE SAID NOTICE WHICH I WILL FAX TO YOU ON
GETTING YOUR REPLY.
SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING MY CLIENT'S
RELATIVES FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS NOW I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO
PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY CLIENT GOING BY THE
FACT THAT BOTH OF YOU HAS THE SAME NATIONALITY ,SO THAT THE
SAID FUNDS AS STATED ABOVE CAN BE PAID TO YOU INSTEAD OF
LEAVING IT FOR THE BANK. WE CAN TAKE PART OF IT AND LEAVE
THE REST TO CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS.
I HAVE ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO
BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE, ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST
COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS ARRANGEMENT THROUGH I
GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE
ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE
LAW. PLEASE REPLY ME VIA THIS EMAIL:jossy4real_1@yahoo.co.in
FINALLY,KINDLY GIVE ME YOUR CONFIDENTAIL PHONE/FAX NUMBERS
SO THAT I CAN FAX TO YOU ALL THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE
BANK AND ME AND A COPY OF MY BIOGRAPHY SO YOU CAN KNOW ME
MORE BETTER.
BEST REGARDS,
JOSEPH CHUKWU
BRANCH MANAGER,
NILL BANK NIGERIA PLC.
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