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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: "james williams" <james_will02@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:55:04 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY
Dear Friend,
I am James Williams , Bank Manager of Diamond Bank Nigeria. PLC, Lagos
Branch. I got your contact from the Internet when I was searching for
whom I will entrust this business into his/her care. Actually,
I know it will come to you as a surprise because we have not met either
physically or through correspondence.
I have a very urgent and confidential business proposition for you for
our overall mutual interest. On November 6 2003, an American Oil
Consultant/Contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
Mr. Henry Gardner made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve
Calendar months,valued atUSD$25,000,000.00 (Twenty-Five Million Dollars)
in my Branch. Upon maturity, 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
contract employers, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.
Henry Gardner died from an automobile accident. On further investigation
I found out that he did not leave a WILL and all attempt to trace his Next
Of Kin
were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that
Mr. Henry Gardner did not declare any Next Of Kin in all his official
documents, including his bank deposit paper work.
This sum of USD$25,000,000.00 is still sitting in the Bank and the interest
is
being rolled over with the principal sumat the end of each year. No one
will come forward to claim it.
According to Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 2 (two) years, the
money will revert to the ownership of the Nigeria Government if nobody
applies to claim the funds. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like
you as a foreigner to stand in as the Next Of Kin of Mr. Henry Gardner
so that the fruit of this old man labor will not get into the hands of some
corrupt Government Officials.
This is simple;
1) I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits,which will put you in place as the next of kin.
2) We are going to be employing the services of an Attorney who his
going to be helping us in procuring the necessary documents, such as
the DeathCertificate/Probate Letter and the Affidavit of Fund Representation
in your favor for the transfer.
3) A Bank Account in any part of the world, which you provide, will
then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/Next Of
Kin of Mr.
Henry Gardner.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will
be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested in my proposal I am going to be compensating you
with 20% of the total money transfered into your bank account at the
end of the transaction. please reply immediately via this private email
address:
jameswilliams2@ny.com
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
God bless you.
Mr.James Williams
Diamond Bank. PLC
Lagos,Nigeria.
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