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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: "Benson Wilson" <info@bensonwilson.com>
Reply-To: bensonwilson@caramail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 07:25:23 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS REQUEST
FROM:MR.BENSON ANIA,
ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
MARINA- BRANCH, LAGOS.
TO: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
DEAR SIR,
RE:TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$25.5M DOLLARS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FIRST,I
MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION.THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF
IT'S NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.THOUGH I KNOW
THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND
WORRIED. BUT IAM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OFTHE
DAY.WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM DUE TO THE
URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION AS WE HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR
DISCRETENESS AND ABILITY. LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF TO YOU.
I AM MR.BENSON ANIA, A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WITH THE UNION BANK OF
NIGERIA PLC. MARINA BRANCH OFFICE LAGOS.I CAME TO KNOW ABOUT YOU IN MY
PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS
CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION AS WE ARE STILL IN ACTIVE SERVICE. THE
PROPOSITION. AN CANADA NATIONAL,LATE ENGINEER JEFFREY LANDERCASPER,AN
OIL MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA,UNTIL
HIS DEATH THREE YEARS AGO IN A GHASTY AIR CRASH IN AN EGYPTIAN AIRLINE,
BANKED WITH US HERE AT UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. MARINA BRANCH LAGOS,
AND HAD A CLOSSING BALANCE OF US$25.5M USD WHICH THE BANK
UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS IT TO BE CLAIMED BY ANY AVAILABLE FOREIGN NEXT-
OF-KIN TO THE LATE BENEFICIARY OR ALTERNATIVELY BE DONATED TO A
DISCREDITED TRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITIONS AT THE
MILITARY WAR COLLEGE IN KADUNA STATE<BR>HERE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA.SEQUEL
TO THIS,FERVENT VALUABLE EFFORTS WERE MADE BY UNION BANK PLC.TO GET IN
TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE MIGUEL'S FAMILY OR RELATIVES BUT PROVEDTO NO
AVAIL.
IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO
LOCATE ANY OF THE LATE ENGR.JEFFREY LANDERCASPER [NEXT-OF-KIN] HE HAD
NO KNOWN WIFE AND CHILDREN) THAT THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
OUR HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OFDIRECTORS,(Retired)
MAJOR-GENERAL KALU UKE KALU THAT AN ARRANGEMENT BE MADE FOR THE FUND
TO BE DECLARED UN-CLAIMABLE" AND SUBSIQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE TRUST
FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITON TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE
COURSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL.IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS
CRUDE AND NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT,SOME OF MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES AND I NOW
SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO LATE ENGR.
JEFFREY LANDERCASPER, SO THAT THE FUND US$25.5M WOULD BE RELEASED AND
PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY'S NEXT-OF -KIN.ALL DOCUMENTS
AND PROVES TO ENABLE YOU RECIEVE THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT
AND MORESO AS PROFESSIONAL BANKERS, WE ARE ASSURING YOU OF 100% RISK-
FREE INVOLVEMENT. YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST WILL BE FOR MYSELF
AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES IN YOUR COUNTRY.
IF THIS
PROPOSAL IS ALRIGHT BY YOU,THEN KINDLY GET TO ME IMMEDIATELY THANK YOU
IN ANTICIPATON OF YOUR CO-OPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.BENSON ANIA
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