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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: "kenneth emeka" <fransco01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kemeh@mail.com
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:54:00 +0000
Subject: RE
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Kenneth Emeh, Bank Manager of Zenith Bank,Lagos, Nigeria. I
have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
On June 6, 1997, a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr.Michael Allison made a
numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued
at US$36,500,000.00, (Thirty-six Million, five hundred thousand
Dollars) 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, the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.Michael Allison died from an
automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that he
died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of
kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Michael
Allison
did not declare any kin or relations in all his
official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my
Bank. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Nigerian Law,
at the expiration of 5 (five) years,
the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government
if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as an Foreigner
to stand in as the owner of the money . I am writing you because I as a
public
servant (Manager with the bank), i cannot operate a foreign
account or have an account that is more than $1m.
I want to present you as the next of kin to the account so you can be able
to claim the with the help of my attorney. This is simple. I will like you
to
provide immediately
your full names and address so that the Attorney will prepare the
necessary documents which will put you in place as the as the
next of kin to Mr.Michael Allison . Note that 65% of the total fund will be
for me,5% for any expenses incured by both parties while the remaing 30% for
you. There is no risk at all as all the
paperwork for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and
this will guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via my email
address . Upon your response, I shall
then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will
help you understand the transaction.
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.(Buying of properties like houses, hotels etc)
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email
Thanks and regards.
Mr.Kenneth Emeh
Bank Manager,
Zenith Bank International Plc.
Reply to: kemeh@mail.com
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