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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: "james okun" <jamesokun04@msn.com>
Reply-To: jamesokun01@yahoo.ie
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 15:47:27 +0000
Subject: Compliments to you
Dear Friend,
Please i will take the liberty of introducing myself to you as we have
not met before, and knowing also that this is not the best way to
present a transaction of this nature to you, given its nature and
veracity, and i hope you do hold it in the highest of confidentiality.
My name is Mr. James Okun secretary to the International
remittance Department of African International Bank, Lagos. I am writing in
respect of a foreigner named Mr. Smith Shaw, who happens to bank with my
branch bank. Mr. Smith Shaw died June 2002 in an auto crash with member
of his family along Abuja expressway.
The decease deposited about six million two hundred and thirty thousand
dollars ($6.23 million) in his account with account no:
AIB993420034QFR in my branch. Since the dead of Mr. Smith Shaw, nobody has
come for
the claim of his money.
I have gone through series of investigations and I have found out that
the decease died without any next of kin. According to the banking
rule, any money that has stayed for over four (4) years without any claim
will be transferred into the bank treasury. I wouldn't want the money to
be transfer into the bank treasury because I found that some management
of the bank are trying to pull out the money from the deceased account
and thereby transferring it into their personal account. So, this is
where I want you to come in as the next of kin to late Mr. Smith Shaw so
that the money will be transferred into your nominated account.
There after we share into 70%/30%. 30% will be meant for you and 70%
for me. It is only a foreigner that can only come in, as the next of kin
to the decease so far there is relevant document to back the claim. I
have in my possession all document belonging to the late customer that
will show that you are the next of kin i was his accounting officer as
at the time before his demise. When the transfer is done, i will then
come over to your country for my share and of which I will use my part
to invest in your country.
For the transfer to be done you need to apply to the bank as the next
of kin to late Mr. Smith Shaw. I will need you to give me your full
name; address and contact phone number so that I can send you the
application form that you will use to apply to the bank.
As the secretary to the manager, I will use my position and influence
to make sure that the bank approves you as the next of kin to the
decease.
I would want to assure you that you should have no fear because this
transaction is 100% risk free and the transfer will be done according to
the laid down rule of money transfer.
I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE SO THAT WE SHOULD GET THIS TRANSACTION STARTED AS
THERE IS NO TIME LEFT ON OUR SIDE.
Thanks and Best wishes.
Yours,
Mr.James Okun
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