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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: "Koffi Smith" <koffismith@koffismith.net>
Reply-To: koffi1smith@koffismith.net
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 18:26:54 +0000
Subject: From Mr,Koffi Smith
From Mr,Koffi Smith
Head; Treasury/ Credit Unit
BOND BANK.
PLOT 1669,OYIN JOLAYEMI STREET,
P O BOX 75455,VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.
LAGOS NIGERIA.
Tell 234-803-4779975
Dear Sir/Madam.
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone
through your remarkable profile on the internet.Though, this medium
(Internet)has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because
it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of
communication.
However,this correspondence is unofficial and private, and it should be
treated as such. I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all
what you may think of.
I am Mr Koffi Smith , Head,Treasury/ Credit Unit BOND BANK.
I am contacting you based on Trust and onfidentiality that will be attached
to this deal. The Management and the Legal department of our BANK (BOND
BANK) in a recent meeting, recommended that the account of ROBERT
PENNIGER, who was one of my branch depositor, should be declared
dormant,confisticated and the depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury
according to Nigeria Banking and financial law. He died in world trade
centre as a victim of the september 11,2001 incident that befell the United
State of America,the bank is still unrelenting in it's bid to contact any of
the relatives to claim this money, you can confirm through this.
http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/victims_list.htm
He is an account holder in my branch, he owns a dollar account with the sum
of US$15.M (Fifteen Million United States Dollars Only) deposited in a
numbered account.
Infact, it happened that since his death, the next of kin of the dollar
account holder(the brother) or whom ever that is related to him has not show
up for the claim. This is where I am interested on and this is where I want
you to come in.
I want you to come in as the relation of the deceased, I will give you the
contact of the attorney, you will have to write to, him Telling him you
are a relation to the deceased and that you have found out that Mr. ROBERT
PENNIGER has account with BOND BANK which you wants to lay claims through
his legal authority.
He is going to be happy to assist you. I will be the one to provide the
vital documents for the claims of the money and then advise you exactly
how we should handle it.Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home
Address when replying this mail and I will give you more information as
soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in this
transaction.
We will use our position to get all internal documentations to back up the
claims, the whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the fund
retrieved successfully Without trace even in future.
After successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share the money
60-40.
Yours truly,
Mr Koffi Smith
TELL 234-803-4779975
E-MAIL :koffismith@rock.com
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