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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 okumagba" <alb_okumagba11@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:05:08 +0000
Subject: urgent Reply
From: Mr Albert Okumagba of
Standard Trust Bank Plc. (STB)
Private E-mail address is:
alb_okumagba11@msn.com
Dear Friend,
I would like to introduce myself as Mr. Albert Okumagba, Accountant with
Standard Trust Bank Plc. (STB), Lagos. I am the personal Account to Engr.
John A. Pacheco, a National of your country, who before his death worked
with Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be
referred to as my client on November 21, 2002, my client who died together
with his family on vacation holiday at Tsunami disaster: this is the link of
some of the the disaster for your confirmation,
http://www.tsunamis.com/tsunami-pictures.html, unfortuniate lost their lives
in that disaster last year December 26, 2004 Tsunami Thialand, which took
thousands of lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to my clients
country's embassy to locate any of his extended relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contacted you to
assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client
before they are confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this
huge deposits were lodged, particularly the Standard Trust Plc. (STB) where
the deceased had an account Valued at about US$10,500,000.00 (Ten
million,Five hundred thousand United States Dollars) has Issued me a notice
to provide the next of kin. Or have the account confiscated.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives after the disaster,
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at US$10,500,000.00) can be paid to
you and then you and I can share the money in this ratio, 55% to me and 40%
to you and 5% set aside for expenses incurred during the transfer.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement. You can contact me through my alternate e-mail
alb_okumagba11@msn.com and enclose your private telephone number for easy
communication.
Best Regards
Mr Albert Okumagba (Accountant)
You call me on phone number if you are ready to assist me in this regard.
Note: Do reply me through my alternate email: alb_okumagba11@msn.com
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