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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: "UNION BANK" <louischinweuba@unionbank-limited.org>
Reply-To: louischinweuba@walla.com
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 14:56:02 +0000
Subject: URGENT REQUEST!!!
Dear Friend,
It is indeed my pleasure to write to you this letter,
which i believe will be a suprise, as we are both complete
strangers.
I am Mr Louis Chinweuba, the Secetary Of Union
Bank Of Nigeria, mushin Branch. I am writing in respect of a foreign
customer of my bank with account number 14-255-2004/utb/t,
On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and their
only son were involved in a car accident along sagbama
express road.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there
lives. Since the demise of this our customer,I personally
has watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but
all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his
funds of USD.28.5m,[twenty eight million five hundred
thousand united states dollars] which has been with my
branch for a very long time.
On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be
used as the next of kin as no one has come up to be the
next of kin. And the banking ethics here does not allow
such money to stay more than Five years,because money will
be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed after this
period. I will give you 25% of the total.
Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you by fax
or e-mail the application, bank's fax number and the next
step to take. I will not fail to bring to your notice that
this business is hitch free and that you should not
entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer can
be finalized within five banking days, after you apply to
the bank as a relation to the deceased.
When you receive this letter. Kindly send me an e-mail to
my private mail box: , signifying
your decision. Including your private Tel/Fax numbers for
quick communication.
Respectfully submitted,
Mr Louis Chinweuba.
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