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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: "Ashley Johnson" <felixsmith1960@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:34:38 -0700
Subject: PROPOSAL
THE DESK
Mr. Felix P.Smith
Head Office & V/Island Branch
2, Ajose Adeogun Street,
P.O. Box 72688
Victoria Island, Lagos
Telephone:234-80-600-24365
I am Mr. Felix P.Smith the Branch Manager of EcoBank International,V/Island
Branch,Lagos Nigeria.As I resumed duty, I discovered an account with total
sum of $15,500,000 million that has not been operated on.
From my investigation, I found out that this account belongs to one Late Mr.
Morris Thompson an American great industrialist and a resident of Alaska,
who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight
261 which crashed on January 31st 2000, including his wife and only
daughter. You shall read more news about the crash on visiting this site
which I got during my investigation;
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
and
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL,and
all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that Mr. Morris Thompson did not
declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$15,500,000.00 is still
sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal
sum at the end of each year. No one has ever come forward to claim it.
According to Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 6(six) years, the money will
revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to
claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to stand
in as the next of kin to Mr. Morris Thompson so that the fruits of this
man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full
names and address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents
and affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin.
A bank account in any part of the world.which you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 70%
for me and 25% for you and 5% be used in settling taxation and all local and
foreign expenses.There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the Attorney and my position as the Branch
Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email
address below. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more
details and relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction.
Be 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. I can be reached through this email address:smpaul_1@yahoo.es
Best regards,
Mr. Felix P.Smith
Branch Manager
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