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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: "femi peters" <femipeters@african-development-bank.com>
Reply-To: dface111@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:44:43 +0000
Subject: Proposal
FROM THE DESK OF :FEMI PETERS.
AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS SECTION,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB),
NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA.
Dear Friend,
I am FEMI PETERS.the director in charge of audit and accounts section of
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB) Nigeria. West Africa with due respect
and regard. 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 our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came
across a very
huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on October 31st
1999 in a
plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank
without any
claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before
our
discovery to this development.The said amount was U.S $38M (Thirty Eight
Million United States dollars)
As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive information through
the
Nigeria chamber of commerce on foreign business relations here in Nigeria
Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the
bonafide next
of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to
a
foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed 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 (A
Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign 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 foreign account where he will need the money to be
re-transferred
into on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by
the
correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from
to your
owndesignation bank account.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On
smooth
conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum
as
gratification, while 70% will be for me and my partners. Please, you have
been adviced to keep "top secret" as I am 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 this bank until you confirm
the
money in your account and ask me 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 country you advice us to invest in. All other
necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear from you ..
I look forward to receive your immediate response.
Yours faithfully,
FEMI PETERS.
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