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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: "dr henry nnanna" <drhenrynnanna@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 07:36:40 +0000
Subject: STAND AS NEXT OF KIN FOR THIS
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
DR.HENRY NNANNA
DIRECTOR FOREIGN OPERATIONS,
OF WEMA BANK PLC.LAGOS-NIGERIA.
ATTN:SIR
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF WEMA BANK PLC.LAGOS-NIGERIA.
I AM WRITING FOLLOWING THE IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION
ABOUT YOU THROUGH ONE OF MY FRIENDS WHO RUNS A
CONSULTANCY FIRM UNDER NIGERIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY.HE ASSURED ME OF YOUR CAPABILITY AND RELIABILITY TO
CHAMPION THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN
ABANDONED SUM OF US$15.5M (FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN
CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN NOVEMBER 2002 IN A PLANE
CRASH.
SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT
OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS
SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS
INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES. UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS
SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIONS DIED ALONG WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH
LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM.
IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND ONE OF THE OFFICIALS IN THE
DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASED THE MONEY TO
YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIONS OF THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND
SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON'T WANT
THIS MONEY TO GO DISBURSEMENT ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED BILL. THE BANKING LAW AND
GUIDELINES HERE STIPULATED THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE
YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED IN TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT AS
UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS
IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE
CUSTOMERSWAS A FOREIGNER AND A NIGERIAN CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A
FOREIGNER. WE AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN
PARTNER AND 10% FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE COURSE OF REMITTANCE.
THEREAFTER TO THE PERCENTAGES INDICATED. THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE
TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED. YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK
AS A RELATION OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
NUMBER AND LOCATION WHERE IN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED . UPON RECEIPT OF
YOUR REPLY I WILL SEND TO YOU THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION.AS SOON AS YOU
RECEIVE THIS LETTER, YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AND INDICATE YOUR
DIRECT AND CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS FOR THE EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION REQUIRED. TRUSTING TO HEAR FORM YOU IMMEDIATELY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.HENRY NNANNA
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN OPERATIONS.(W.B)
NB:contact me on this box:drnnanna4@yahoo.com
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