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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: "BEN OJO" <ben_ojo2000@msn.com>
Reply-To: benojo@myway.com
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 15:10:22 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE.
Dear Sir/Ma,
I am Mr.Ben Ojo, an accountant of the union bank of nigeria Plc,Lagos
Branch.I have urgent and very confidential business proposal for you. I got
your contact from the world trade center (W.T.C.)regional office in
Lagos,Nigeria although the details of my intention was not made known to
them.
On June 6 1999, An American oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Barry Coakley made a numbered time
(fixed) deposited for twelve calendar valued atUS$27,500,000.00(twenty five
Million five hundred thousand Dorllars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent
a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a
month, I sent a reminder and finally I discovered from his contact employers
Nigerian National Petroleum corporation that Mr Barry 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 Barry did not
declare any next of kin in all his official documents,including his Bank
Deposit paperwork. This sum of US$27,500,000.00 is still sitting on 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 6(six) 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.Barry so that the fruits of this old mans labor
will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.
This is simple;
1. I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits, which will put you in place as the next of kin.
2. We shall employ the services of two attorneys for drafting and
notarization of the WILL and obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favour for the transfer.
3. 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
of Mr Barry Coakley .
4,your private telephone and fax number for easy communication The money
will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me
and 30% for you and 10% for the expencis that we are going to make both
local and international during this process of this transacation.
There is no risk at all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by
the attorney and my position as the Branch accountant 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.
REPLY TO:benojo@myway.com
Thanks and regards.
Mr.Ben Ojo
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