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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 eze <philipezeod@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 00:53:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: urgent reply needed
I am Mr PHILIP EZE
secratary to the operation manager
Equity Trust Bank,Lagos, Nigeria.
ATTN SIR
I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On
June 6, 2000,
a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation,
Mr.Barry Kelly made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar
months,
valued at US$26,500,000.00, (Twenty-six Million, five hundred thousand
Dollars)
in my branch.
Upon maturity, my boss sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got
no reply. After a month,we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from his contract
employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Barry
Kelly died from
an automobile accident. On further investigation, we found out that he
died without
making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
The bank
therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Barry
Kelly did not
declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Bank. No one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to Nigerian
Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money willrevert to the
ownership of the
Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as an Foreigner to
stand as next of
kin to late Mr.Barry Kelly so that the fund US$26,500,000.00 will be
released and paid
into your account as the next of kin. I have All documents and proves
to enable get
this fund has been carefully worked out by me because of my position as
the secratary
to the operation manager .So if you are interested in this deal,
quickly furnish me
with your full names as it will appear in the claims doccuments to the
bank, your full
address, telephone and fax number. I am writing you because I as a
public servant
(Junior staff with the bank),i cannot operate a foreign account or have
an account
that is more than $200,000.00 USD.
The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of 50% for me
30% for you,
10% for all expensis and 10% for orphanage After getting this fund
accross to you,
i intend to invest my share of this fund in your country, under your
supervission as
i can not take them all to my country.If you are interested, please
reply immediately
via my email address .
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and
relevant documents
that will help you understand the transaction. Please observe utmost
confidentiality,
and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for
both of us because
I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your
country.(Buying of properties
like houses, hotels etc)
Please do send me your private/mobile telephone fax number so that we
can have a smooth
communication.
Awaiting your urgent reply
Thanks and regards.
PHILIP EZE
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