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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: "WILSON NWAFOR" <wilsonnwafor1414@excite.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 12:52:43 -0800
Subject: Urgent Business Assistance.
FROM THE DESK OF
WILSON NWAFOR,AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Attn: President/CEO,
I Am Mr WILSON NWAFOR,the Manager in charge of auditing and
accounting unit foreign remittance department of STANDARD
TRUST BANK) Lagos-Nigeria with due respect and regards, I
have decided to contact you on a business transaction that
will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the
transaction.
During my investigation and auditing in the bank, I
department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to
a deceased person, a foriegner who died in a plane crash and
the fund has been dormant in his account with the bank
without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his
family or relation before our discovery to this development.
Although personally, I kept this information secret within
myself to enable the whole plans and idea be profitable and
successful during the time of execution,The amount involved
is USD$30.000,000.(thirty million us dollars.)Meanwhile the
whole arrangement and directives needed to put claim over
this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, will
be forward to you upon your acceptance information will be
relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and
willingness to assist us and also benefit your self to this
great business opportunity.
In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my
position in this country as a civil servant, we are not
allowed to operate a foriegn account and would eventually
raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer
because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why
it will require a second party or fellow who will forward
claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of Oath to
the bank and also present a foriegn account where he will
need the money to be re-transferred into on his request as
it may be, after due verification and clarification to
designated bank account.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100%
risk free, On smoth conclusion of this transaction, you will
be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while
65% will be for me and 5% is for expenses.
Please,you have been adviced to keep top secret as we are
still in service and intend to retire from service after we
conclude this deal with you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in the bank
until you confirm the money in your account and ask us to
come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund
according to percentages previously indicated and further
investment,either in your country or any other country you
may advice us to invest in.All other necessary information
will be sent to you when I hear from you.I suggest you get
back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this
deal.
Best Regard
MR.WILSON NWAFOR.
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