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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: "PAVEL HASSIM" <pavel_hassim@ukwinninglottry2k5.net>
Reply-To: pavel205@myway.com
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:42:26 +0000
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENCIAL
The Bank Manager CITI BANK
332 adeola odekun , Victoria
Island Lagos Nigeria.
I am Pavel Hassim the Bank Manager of The Bank Manager CITI BANK , Victoria
Island Lagos Nigeria.
I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On June 6,
1997, an Iraqi Foreign Oilconsultant/contractor with the NIGERAIN NATIONAL
PETROLUEM CORPORATION MR.JAMES HERBERT.
Made a numbered time (Fixed deposit) for 36 calendar months, valued at
US$29,500,000.00 (Twenty Nine Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars only) in
my branch. Upon maturity in 2000,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
contractemployers, the Nigerian petroleum corporation NNPC that Mr. JAMES
HERBERT died as a result of Automobile accident during one of his trips to
his country .
On further investigation,I found out that he died without making a WILL, and
all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless,I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that MR JAMES HERBERT.
Did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$29,500,000.00 has been floating as unclaimed since 2000 in my bank as all
efforts to get his relatives have hit the stones. According to the Nigerian
law at the expiration of 8 (eight) years,the money will revert to the
ownership of the nigerian government if nobody applies to claim the fund and
the eight years is the end of December 2005.
Consequently, my proposal is that I want to seek your consent as a foreigner
to stand in as as the next of kin to the deceased so that the bank will
transfer the money to your designated account.
All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully
worked out. I have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate
any of the deceased beneficiaries, and more so I are assuring you that the
business is risk free involvement.
The sharing of the funds will be based According to agreement within you and
me,As soon as I receive an acknowledgement of receipt of your mail.
I will furnish you with the necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to
suit both parties without any conflict,moreso endevour to send your
telephone number and fax number,moreso reply tomy alternative
emailaddres:pavel205@myway.com
I await your response
PAVEL HASSIM
URGENT AND CONFIDENCIAL
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