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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: "uboh ebony" <ubohebony2@efginternational.net>
Reply-To: ubohebony@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 01:21:59 +0000
Subject: Urgent Proposal
BRANCH MANAGER,
ALL STATES TRUST BANK,
LAGOS T.HOUSE BRANCH,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
PERSONAL EMAIL, ubohebony@gmail.com
Dear Friend,
I hope you will receive this without a measure of
Fear and being rest assured that all will be well at
the
End of this transaction because of my position and
Authority in the bank, and I will also need to solicit
your total confidentiality on this matter. First let
me introduce myself. My name is Uboh Ebony a branch
manager in my bank. I have urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you. On JAN.
1990, an American oil consultant/contractor with
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Smith
Shaw made a numbered time (Fixed)
Deposited for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$6.23, 000,000.00 in my branch. Upon maturity, I
sent a routine notification to his forwarding address
but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
Discovered from his contract employers, Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Smith Shaw
died from an automobile accident. On further
investigation, I found out that he did not leave a
WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were
fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and
discovered that Mr. smith Shaw did not declare any
next of kin in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit paperwork. This sum of $6.23,
000,000.00 is still sitting in the Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum
at the end of each year. No one will come forward to
claim it. According to
The Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 15 (fifteen)
years, the money will revert
To the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody
applies to claim the funds.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as
a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.
Smith Shaw so that the fruits of
This old man's labor will not get into the hands of
some corrupt officials. This is simple; I will like
you to provide me
Immediately with your full names and address so that I
can send you immediately the next of kin application
form.
A bank account in any part of the world, which you
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 75% for myself and a few other officials here
and 20% for you, while 5% for the expenses incurred
during the cost of this transfer. There is no risk at
all hence, its 100% risk free.
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. Please
observe utmost confidentiality, and
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.
Awaiting your urgent reply via email.
PERSONAL EMAIL, ubohebony@gmail.com
Thanks, Uboh Ebony
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