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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: "albert galut" <a_galut@msn.com>
Reply-To: agalut1@walla.com
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:52:14 +0000
Subject: Reply Urgently
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT
ECO BANK NIG PLC
LAGOS NIGERIA
Attn: Pls,
Taking into considerations that we have not met before, l know this mail
although it's for good motive, may come to you as a surprise. l decided to
contact you for this reason believing that you would be capable to work-out
this deal for the interest of us based on what we have in the file here.
I am Dr. Albert Galut, the director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of Eco Bank in 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 21 april 2001 in a Auto 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.
Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself and
partners to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful
during the
time of execution. The said amount was us$13M (thirteen million united
states dollars). Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to
locate
any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact a foreigner who
will act as the next of kin to the deceased instead of the money going into
the
federal government coffers. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating
the money and property left behind by my client before they get confisicated
or
declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly,the Eco Bank Plc where the deceased had an account valued at
about 13 million united states dollars has issued a notice for the next of
kin to
surface or have the account confisicated within the next ten official
working days. since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for
over 4
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased hence we claim this fund for our own benefits so that the proceeds
of this account
valued at 13 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can
share the money. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to
back up
any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. I will procure all necessary
Legal
documents furnish me with the below information to enable the bank transfer
the fund to your bank account.
(1) Your phone and fax number for easy conversation
(2) Your age and occupation.
(3) Your full name and address
Once I hear from you I will tell you the next line of action.
Best Regards,
Dr. Albert Galut
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