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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: "Usman Musa" <usman_musa18@msn.com>
Reply-To: drusmanmusa18@sify.com
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:29:41 +0000
Subject: Dear friend,
FROM: DR USMAN MUSA
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK PLC.
106/108 BROAD STREET LAGOS,
NIGERIA.
Dear friend,
Firstly, I'm soliciting your utmost confidentiality in this Transaction. I
am Dr Usman Musa Pedro, credit officer with African
Continental Bank of Nigeria PLC, Lagos. I came to you in my private search
for a reliable person to handle this confidential transaction, which
involves huge sum of money to your country.
The Proposition: A foreigner an American, late Mr. Morris Thompson and his
Thelma Thompson and their only child Sheryl Thompson. Who died on January
31, 2000 on board Alaska Airlines Flight 261. Alongside
85 other passengers a vacation. Please view the website below for
verification.
<http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list>
while returning to his country from a business trip. He Banked with us at
ACB BANK of Nigeria plc Lagos and had a closing balance worth US$20.5,
Million, having heard of the tragic incident
involving late Mr. Morris Thompson the bank now Expects a next of kin as a
beneficiary. Valuable efforts have been made by African Continental Bank
to get in touch with any of his family's but I personally found out that he
died alongside his wife and their only child. Meanwhile this is the
website of the people that died
in the Alaska Airlines Flight 261, the only next of kin given to us by
late Mr. Morris Thompson was his only daughter which
unfortunately was with him in the same flight that crashed, and this is
unknown to the bank. I'm taking this advantage in order to better my life
and that of my family; I now decided to seek your permission to have you
stand as the next of kin to late Mr. Morris Thompson, so that the fund
(US$20.5M) will be released into your account as the next of kin.
All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully
worked out, by the lawyer that I will employ to work
with me down here on your behalf. I am assuring you that this transaction
and its procedures is 100% legal and risk free involvement.
Your share stays while the rest will be for me. The sharing of the fund
between the two of us will be as follows: 30% of the
total sum will go to you for your effort and commitment to the success of
this transaction. 65% will be for us here. While 5% as been set aside for
expenses incurred in due process of this transaction. As soon as I receive
an acknowledgement of the receipt of this message in Acceptance, I will
immediately start up with the process. If this proposal is acceptable by
you, kindly forward to me your
private telephone and fax numbers - preferably your mobile numbers, address
and banking information.
As soon as I observe this information, I will draft a text of application ,
which you will fill the information and send it to the bank for onward
Transfer of the fund in your favor.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
Dr Usman Musa.
(Credit Officer, ACB PLC (Nigeria)
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