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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: "don williams" <donwilliams0002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: donwilliams0002@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 14:20:57 -1000
Subject: PLEASE URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED#
>From The Desk Of Dr DON WILLIAMS
Auditing And Accounting Unit.
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
Lagos, Nigeria.
GOOD DAY SIR/MA
Compliment of the day and how is life general with
you? Of course it is my humble wish to solicit and
crave your indulgence to make this project request for
a joint business transaction which I hope will not
come to you as a surprise, hence I plead foryour
pardon.
I am Dr, DON WILLIAMS, the Auditing and Accounting
Unit,Foreign Operations Department Union Bank Of
Nig,PLC. I have an urgent and confidential business
proposal for you.On June 6,mSteve Moore made a
numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calenderer
month valued at US$15.500.000.00(Fiften Million Five
Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in my branch. On
maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarded address but got no reply after months we
send a reminder and finally we discovered from
his contract employee (Nigeria national petroleum
Corporation) that Late Engr.Steve Moore died from an
automobile accident. On further investigation, it was
clear that he died without making a will. All attempts
by the Australian to trace his next of kin were
fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and
discovered that Late Engr. Steve Moore did not declare
any next of kin or relations in all his
official documents including his deposit document in
my bank. The total sum of US$15,500,000.00 is still in
my bank as dormant acct. No one will ever come forward
to claim it. According to Nigerian banking law, after
five years,the money will revert to the ownership of
the Nigerian Government. If the account owner is
certified death and nobody comes forward to claim it.
This is the situation , and my proposal is that I am
looking for a foreigner who will stand in as the
beneficiary/next of kin. This is simple. All you have
to do is to immediately send me the details of a bank
account anywhere in the world for me to arrange the
proper money transfer document. The money will then be
transferred into the account for us to share in the
ration of 60% for me 30% for you while the remaining
10% will be set aside for expenses incurred within
here and there.
There is no risk involved. I am using my position and
connection in the bank here to do all the document
work for the transaction. We shall employ the services
of an attorney to draft the will and obtain all
necessary documents and letter of administration in
your fovour for the transfer. This transaction is risk
free guaranteed. If you are interested, please reply
immediately confidentiality and be rest assured that
this transaction could be most profitable for both of
us. Please do not expose this deal if you are not
interested because if you do, it will
take me out ofseat.
I am awaiting your urgent reply,YOU CAN EQUALY REACH
ME ON donwilliams0002@yahoo.com for more details
Best regards,
Dr.DON WILLIAMS.
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