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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: "MIKE CHIDERA" <mike_chideraa05@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 18:07:27 +0100
Subject: PLEASE GET INTOUCH WITH ME FOR MORE DETAILS
FROM THE DESK OF,
MIKE CHIDERA.
MIDAS INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC.
LAGOS NIGERIA ANNEX,
CONTACT ON PHONE+234 8033731221
PRIVATE EMAIL:mikechidera2003@gmail.com
Dearest Friend,
I know this message may come to you as a big surprise because we have not
met before, but please do not think this is one of those junk mails you do
received in your email box/fax machine and which I, myself do receive also.
In order to transfer out (USD 10 MILLION) million United States Dollars)
from MIDAS INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC. I have the courage to ask for your
assistance to handle this important and confidential business believing that
you will never let me down either now or in future.
I am MR MIKE CHIDERA ,the AUDITING MANAGER of MIDAS INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC
ASSISTED RURAL PROJECTS IN NIGERIA. There is contract money left in this
bank since 2000 and nobody has claimed it. After going through some old
files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out
urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this contract money is :MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich,
Germany) who died along with his entire family in July 2000 in a plane
crash.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
A foreigner,and a business man by profession and he died since July 2000.
And no other person knows about this money or any thing concerning it. The
contract money owner has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to
me as well that his company does not know anything about this money and the
amount involved is (USD$10M) ten million United States Dollars million
dollars.
I want to first transfer [USD6M]six million United States Dollars from this
money into a safe foreigners account abroad before the rest, but I don't
know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this
money cannot be approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to
any foreign account because the money is in us dollars and the former owner
of the account is MR ANDREAS SCHRANNER is a foreigner too. I know that this
message will come to you as a surprise as we don’t know our selves
before,but be sure that it is real and a genuine business.
I only got your contact address through Internet website with the believe in
God that you will never let me down in this business. You are the only
person that I have contacted in this business, so please reply urgently so
that I will inform you the next step to take urgently.
I would want us to conclude this transfer within five bank working days, In
that regards kindly confirm to me your willing to receive this money into a
foreign account or any account of your choice where the fund will be safe. I
will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and other investments as
soon as you receive our fund and confirm to me.
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign
account and foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make this
work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any
foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to
you upon your willingness immediately.
If you are able and with capability to handle such amount in strict
confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual
benefit because this opportunity will never come again in my life. I need
truthful person in this business because I don't want to make mistake I need
your strong assurance and trust.
With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any
foreigner's reliable account after the proceedures and the necessary banking
transfer Mode of transfer, which you can provide with assurance that this
money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive
this money leaving no trace to any place.
You can also come to discuss with me face to face after which I will make
this remittance in your presence and two of us will fly to your country so
at least two days ahead of the money going into the account. I will apply
for annual live to get visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready
to act and receive this fund in your account.
I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of
the ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this
business, you will be given 35% of the total amount, 60% will be for me,
while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the
process of transferring.I look forward to your earliest reply through my
private email address:mikechidera2003@gmail.com
Contact;PHONE#+(234)-80337-31221.
LAGOS NIGERIA.
Yours Truly,
MR MIKE CHIDERA..
FROM THE DESK OF,
MIKE CHIDERA.
MIDAS INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC.
LAGOS NIGERIA ANNEX,
CONTACT ON PHONE+234 8033731221
PRIVATE EMAIL:mikechidera2003@gmail.com
Dearest Friend,
I know this message may come to you as a big surprise because we have not
met before, but please do not think this is one of those junk mails you do
received in your email box/fax machine and which I, myself do receive also.
In order to transfer out (USD 10 MILLION) million United States Dollars)
from MIDAS INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC. I have the courage to ask for your
assistance to handle this important and confidential business believing that
you will never let me down either now or in future.
I am MR MIKE CHIDERA ,the AUDITING MANAGER of MIDAS INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC
ASSISTED RURAL PROJECTS IN NIGERIA. There is contract money left in this
bank since 2000 and nobody has claimed it. After going through some old
files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out
urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this contract money is :MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich,
Germany) who died along with his entire family in July 2000 in a plane
crash.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
A foreigner,and a business man by profession and he died since July 2000.
And no other person knows about this money or any thing concerning it. The
contract money owner has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to
me as well that his company does not know anything about this money and the
amount involved is (USD$10M) ten million United States Dollars million
dollars.
I want to first transfer [USD6M]six million United States Dollars from this
money into a safe foreigners account abroad before the rest, but I don't
know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this
money cannot be approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to
any foreign account because the money is in us dollars and the former owner
of the account is MR ANDREAS SCHRANNER is a foreigner too. I know that this
message will come to you as a surprise as we don’t know our selves
before,but be sure that it is real and a genuine business.
I only got your contact address through Internet website with the believe in
God that you will never let me down in this business. You are the only
person that I have contacted in this business, so please reply urgently so
that I will inform you the next step to take urgently.
I would want us to conclude this transfer within five bank working days, In
that regards kindly confirm to me your willing to receive this money into a
foreign account or any account of your choice where the fund will be safe. I
will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and other investments as
soon as you receive our fund and confirm to me.
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign
account and foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make this
work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any
foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to
you upon your willingness immediately.
If you are able and with capability to handle such amount in strict
confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual
benefit because this opportunity will never come again in my life. I need
truthful person in this business because I don't want to make mistake I need
your strong assurance and trust.
With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any
foreigner's reliable account after the proceedures and the necessary banking
transfer Mode of transfer, which you can provide with assurance that this
money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive
this money leaving no trace to any place.
You can also come to discuss with me face to face after which I will make
this remittance in your presence and two of us will fly to your country so
at least two days ahead of the money going into the account. I will apply
for annual live to get visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready
to act and receive this fund in your account.
I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of
the ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this
business, you will be given 35% of the total amount, 60% will be for me,
while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the
process of transferring.I look forward to your earliest reply through my
private email address:mikechidera2003@gmail.com
Contact;PHONE#+(234)-80337-31221.
LAGOS NIGERIA.
Yours Truly,
MR MIKE CHIDERA..
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