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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: nwakwo nweke <nwakwo_2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 04:38:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLS VERY CONFIDENTIAL
I am Mr NWAKWO EZE,
secratary to the operation manager
Equity TrustBank,Lagos, Nigeria.
ATTN
I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On
June 6, 2003, a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, Mr.Barry Kelly made a numbered time
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$10,500,000.00,
(TEN Million, five hundred thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon
maturity, my boss 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. Barry Kelly died from an automobile accident. On
further investigation, we found out that he died without making a WILL,
and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. The bank
therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Barry Kelly
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 willrevert 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 as next of kin
to late Mr.Barry Kelly so that the fund US$26,500,000.00 will be
released and paid into your account as the next of kin. I have All
documents and proves to enable get this fund has been carefully worked
out by me because of my position as the secratary to the operation
manager .So if you are interested in this deal, quickly furnish me with
your full names as it will appear in the claims doccuments to the bank,
your full address, telephone and fax number.
I am writing you because I
as a public servant(Junior staff with the bank),i cannot operate a
foreign account or have an account that is more than $200,000.00 USD.
The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of 50% for me
30% for you, 10% for all expensis and 10% for arphanage After getting
this fund accross to you, i intend to invest my share of this fund in
your country, under your supervission as i can not take them all to my
country.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)
Please do send me your
private/mobile telephone fax number so that we can have a smooth
communication.
Awaiting your urgent reply
Thanks and regards.
NWAKWO EZE
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