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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: "Mr Raymond Ihyembe" <ihyembe01@msn.com>
Reply-To: raymondihyembe@bankofnorthltd.com
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:00:38 +0000
Subject: FROM RAYMOND IHYEMBE URGENT
Dear Friend,
I here by write you this letter to seek your concept and assistance in
executing a deal which is a lifetime opportunity in our branch located in
Lagos Nigeria.
My name is Raymond Ihyembe, the Finance Director with the Bank Of The North
Limited located in Apapa.
I am writing this letter to solicit your support and assistance to carry out
a project in one of our numerous branches where lying in an in-active
account is the sum of $18,420,000.00 (Eighteen Million Four Hundred and
Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) belonging to a foreign customer by
name Dr. Michael Woods who died with his wife and two kids in a ghastly car
crash while on vacation in the Caribbean Islands.
Since he died the Bank has been expecting his next of kin to come forward
for necessary actions in respect to funds claiming.
Unfortunately, after investigations we found out that he has no family
members who are aware of the existence of such an amount and as such have
decided to do business with you, in transferring this funds into your bank
account as the beneficiary of the funds.
I want you to stand as the next of kin of late Dr. Michael Woods, and then
the money will be released to you, after the due processes have been
followed.
Obviously we do not want this money to go into the Bank Treasury because the
banking law and guideline stipulates that if such money remains unclaimed
for a period of 5 years the money will be transferred into the Banks
Treasury as an unclaimed debt.
For your participation in the business, 30% of the funds will be yours, 65%
will be ours, while 5% will be for any expenses incurred during the
transaction.
Please reach me at through my email address, if you are willing to do
business with me, and kindly send to this information listed below so we can
discuss concerning the modalities of this transaction, I await to hear from
you soonest.
Best Regards,
Raymond Ihyembe.
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