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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: "Bussiness Investment" <odanta@odanta.org>
Reply-To: chidi007@myway.com
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:13:10 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS OFFER
ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO.
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
I am Mr Frank Okoh, the Executive Director Bank Decom bank of Nigeria plc I
got your email contact, in my search for a trusted partner, who will assist
me with this confidential business proposal.
Mr. Stev Jam made a numbered times (Fixed) deposited for twelve calendar
months, valued at US$8.5m,000.00 (Eight Million five Hundred Thousand US
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, National Mining
Corporation that Mr. Stev Jam died from an auto 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. Stev Jam did not declare any next of
kin in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork.
This sum of US$8.5m M is still sitting in the Bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the principal sum at every end of each year. No one
has come forward to claim it.
According to the Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 6{Six} years, the money
will devert to the ownership of the Nigeria 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. Stev Jam so that the fruits
of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials.
This is simple ( 1) I shall employ the services of an attorney
for drafting and obtaining the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.
(2) 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. Stev Jam.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60%
for me and 35% for you then 5% will be set aside for any expenses that may
occur during the transfer process. There is no risk at all as the attorney
and my position will do all the paperwork for this transaction as the
Executive Directot guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via my email address.
Upon your response shall then provide you with more details for the
successful accomplishment of this transaction. Please observe utmost
confidentiality, and be 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. Awaiting your urgent reply
Thanks and regards
MR FRANK OKOH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DECOM BANK PLC
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