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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: "Mike Williams" <mikelwillstib@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 15:16:19 +0000
Subject: Hello
STANDARD TRUST INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC.
Plot 101c, Park Street Leeki Phase 11,
V/I, Lagos.
Private / Highly Confidential
Subject Matter: Invitation to Act as Next-of-Kin
I write this august letter in confidence, believing that it will reach you
in high spirit and I believe
you will maintain the level of confidence and trust matters of this nature
requires. Though, I know that this proposal may make you apprehensive and
worried, but I assure you that all will be well at the end. Before
proceeding, I wish to introduce myself. I am Dr. Mike Williams, Deputy
General Manager, (Credit Controls)with Standard Trust Bank Limited, Lagos. I
got your contact from a reliable fellow.
The Proposal:
An American Citizen, Late Engr. Roy A Bruce, a Petrochemical Engineer with
Eleme Petro-Chemical Co. Rivers State. Until his death in ADC plane crash in
November 2000, operated a domiciliary account with us and had a closing
balance as at the end of September 2000 amounting to $10,500,000.00 ( Ten
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only), the bank
now expects a next of kin as beneficiary to no avail. Valueable efforts have
been made by Standard Trust Bank Plc to get intouch with any of late Roy A
Bruce's family as beneficiary to his estates without success. It is because
of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of Late Engr.
Roy A Bruce's next of kin, since he had no wife or children that is known to
the bank.
Consequently, the chairman and the board of Directors are planning to
declare the fund Unclaimed and transfer it to special trust fund for
purchase of arms and ammunition for ECOMOG soldiers in sierra Leone and
Liberia zones in the East Africa sub-regions.In other to avert this negative
development, I now seek your permission to have you stand as next-of -kin to
the estate of late Engr. Roy A Bruce, sothat the fund $10,500,000.00 will be
released and paid into your account as beneficiary's next of kin.
I will help to arrange all documents and proves to enable us get this fund
out. I have secured from the probate registry an order of mandamus to locate
any of the deceased beneficiary and more so, I am assuring you that this
transaction is risk free. Once the fund ismoved to your nominated account,
you will be entitle to 35%. Your share stays while the rest be for me and
some people I will settle here. You will be entitled to substantial part
from my percentage, in trust for investment.
As soon as I receive your acceptance in principle, I will furnish you with
the necessary modalities for
commencement.Finally, I am relying in my confidence in you, having opened up
to you,you can connact me via my alternative email address
(mikelwillstib@personal.ro)
If however you are not interested, please feel free to destroy this
information as I will continue to scout for willing partner(s).
Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Mike Williams.
Alternative Email: mikelwillstib@personal.ro
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