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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: "Bobby Benson" <bobby2ng@digitalslant.com>
Reply-To: bbenson2ng@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 06:59:01 -0600
Subject: Do Confirm Receipt
BANK OF THE NORTH INTERNATIONAL NIGERIA PLC
123B AHMADU BELLO WAY,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS - NIGERIA
www.bankofthenorth.com
Hello,
Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and writing through this channel.I got your contact from a proffesional database found in internet while searching for a reliable and honest person that will be an annointed steward in a vision very dear to me.
I AM MR. BOBBY BENSON, THE MANAGER, BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE ABSA INTERNATIONAL BANK NIGERIA PLC, I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT.
WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $15,000.000.00(FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE AND HIS ONLY DAUGHTER IN AIR CRASH, ALASKA AIRLINE FLIGHT 261 IN 2000. THE SAID
CUSTOMER WANTED TO USE MONEY AND INVEST IN CRUDE OIL BUSINESS IN NIGERIA.
SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH, NOBODY HAS COME FOR ANY CLAIMS AS NOBODY KNEW OF THE ACCOUNT.THE NAME OF OUR LATE CUSTOMER IS MORRIS THOMPSON, HIS WIFE\'S NAME THELMAN THOMPSON, DAUGHTER\'S NAME SHERYL THOMPSON,THE OWNER OF DOYON LTD, IN ALASKA.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND FILE FOR CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY AS THE HEIR, BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE THE FUNDS FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES.
UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER HIS FAMILY MEMBER NOR DISTANT RELATIVE HAS EVER APPEARED TO CLAIM THE SAID FUNDS. UPON THIS DISCOVERY, I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT AGREED THAT WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE WE CAN WORK OUT AN ARRANGEMENT AND WRITE AN APPLICATION FOR CLAIMS ON YOUR BEHALF AND MAKE YOU THE NEXT OF KIN.
WE WILL PROCESS ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE FUNDS IS RELEASED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE HEIR OF THE FUND NO ONE HAS COME FORTH FOR ANY CLAIMS AS HE DIED WITH ALL THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY AND IF NOTHING IS DONE SOON,THE FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BANKS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND AND THE BANK WILL CONFISCATE THE FUNDS AND THAT WILL BE THE END.
HOWEVER,WE HAVE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE AS STATED
THUS: 30% FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, 60% FOR US THE OFFICIALS IN MY
DEPARTMENT AND 10% FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPENSES INCURRED BY US IN THE COURSE OF THISBUSINESS.UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER, I AND ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR SHARE. IT IS FROM OUR 60% WE INTEND TO INEVEST ON ANY VIABLE BUSINESS VENTURE AS A WAY OF RECYCLING THE FUNDS.
TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION, WE REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY A RETURN E-MAIL.
NOTE ALSO, THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAINITAIN UTMOST
CONFIDENTIALITY BECAUSE OF ITS NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
THANK YOU AND WARM REGARDS
MR. BOBBY BENSON
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