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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 joe Douglas" <drjoedouglas@msn.com>
Reply-To: drjoe2004douglas@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:29:42 +0000
Subject: DEAR GOOD FRIEND HOW ARE YOU?
FROM: DR JOE DOUGLAS
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
VICTORIA ISLAND.
LAGOS NIGERIA.
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: drjoe2004douglas@yahoo.fr
FROM: JOE DOUGLAS (PROPOSAL FOR JOINT BUSINESS VENTURE IN YOUR
COUNTRY) PLEASE NOTE THIS, I WILL WANT YOU TO REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL
ADDRESS:ADDRESS:drjoe2004douglas@yahoo.fr
DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS DR JOE DOUGLAS, BRANCH MANAGER UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
I AM WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK (Mrs. BARBARA
FREEMAN AND JAROLD FREEMAN, OF AMERICA) WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH
OF 31 OCTOBER 1999[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS
ABOARD.
SIR, SINCE THE DEMISE OF Mrs. BARBARA FREEMAN, I PERSONALLY HAVE
WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE HER NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED
ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HER FUNDS OF USD25.8M, [TWENTY
FIVE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS] WHICH HAS BEEN WITH OUR
BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.ON THIS NOTE, I HAVE DECIDED TO SEEK FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME ACTUALISE THIS TRANSACTION,AND FOR YOU BE USED AS
THE NEXT OF KIN, AS NO ONE HAS COME TO PUT UP ANY CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF
KIN AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY FOR MORE
THAN FOUR YEARS, BECUASE AFTER FOUR YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO
THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE
MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME/COMPANY COULD BE
USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM. THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A
NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS
A FOREIGNER AND A NIGERIAN CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I THEREFORE PROPOSE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN
PARTNER IN RESPECT OF YOUR PROVIDING A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, WHILE 10% WILL
BEFOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURED IN THE PROCESS OF THE TRANSFER
AND THE REST WILL BE FOR ME. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR
DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT. UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR
REPLY,I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH
YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH
FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR, AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED
ARRANGEMENT
HAS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.
I need from you is to give me your contact address and your
telephone and fax number your full Names.
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
BEST REGARDS
DR. JOE DOUGLAS.
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