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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: "bello abiola" <bello_abiola@belloabiola.org>
Reply-To: bello_abiola@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 14:52:05 +0000
Subject: From The Desk Of Director
From The Desk Of Director Of Administration,
Anchor Finance And Security Company
Plot 12 Satellite Town Lagos-Nigeria
Hello ,
I am Bello Abiola ,The Director of Administration and I am the Personal
Account Officer to Mr.Ben, aforeigner,who use to work with Anchor Finance
here in Nigeria, on the 2nd of Dec. 2002, my client and his wife ,got
involved in a car accident, all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives over the
internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund left
behind by my late client because the bank have asked me as his Personal
Account Officer to produce his next of kin.
Particularly, Bank have given me a notice to provide the next of kin to
claim the contract valued at about US$11 Million Dollars or have the amount
confisicated ,since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for
over years, now I seek your conscent to present you as the next of kin of
the deceased since your a foreigner and have the same surname so that the
proceeds of this account valued at US$11 Million can be paid to you.
All I require is your honest coperation to enable us see this dealt through
.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law of your country and my country
too.
Finally,kindly maintain confidentiality between me and you on this
transaction.
Note: Some of the collegues in my office have been plaining to divert this
particular amount of money US$11M but they failed because I never authorized
anybody to do that,as the principal man of this estate I hereby urge your
assistance to get this fund transfer into your account legitimately which I
am assuring. In some of my collegues may contact you in different ways
concerning this claim,but don't respond to me by forwarding me the mesage
they send you so that I can get them sacked.
Upon your consideration of this transaction,you are hereby asked to send the
following information that I will use to prepare and application on your
behalf as you Legal Counsel representing this claim legall:
1. Your Full names
2. Your complete Postal Address.
3. Your Telephone number
4. Your fax number
5. Your Occupation.
6. Sex.
7. Age
8. Marital Status.
I await your urgent response.
ALL RESPONSE SHALL BE SEND TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS AS IN BRACKET
(babellox@box.az)
Best regards,
MR. BELLO ABIOLA
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