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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: "Thompson Williams" <thompsonwilliams@orientbankng.net>
Reply-To: mr_williams001@myway.com
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:05:33 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR.THOMPSON WILLIAMS -URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED
FROM THE DESK OF MR.THOMPSON WILLIAMS
BRANCH MANAGER ORIENT BANK (NIG) PLC
PHNOE NO:00234-802-902-1253
E-MAIL: thompsonwilliams@0rientbankng.net
Beloved Friend,
I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT
YOU AS MY LATE CLIENTS NEXT OF KIN AND BENEFICIARY
TO ENGR. WALTER'S FUND AND ESTATE.
I am the Branch Manager Orient Bank (Nig) Plc. Late Engr.WALTER STRINGER, a
National of your country, who is a contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF
PETROLEUM RESOURCES VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.
Here in shall be referred to as my client. On the 30 Jan 2000, ,
Engr.WALTER, his wife,and their three children were involved in the kenya
airways flight with registration number 5Y-BEN which departed from Nairobi
to Lagos, on the 30 Jan 2000. Since then I have made several inquiries to
your embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives, but this has
proved abortive
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last
name Or middle Name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family
hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the
money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or
declared not serviceable by the Bank where these huge deposits were lodged,
particularly the Orient Bank (Nig) Plc Where the deceased had an account
Valued at about ($17.8 million US dollars) I have issued a notice to provide
the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official
working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now, I seek your genuine consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this
account valued at ($17.8 million US Dollars) can be paid to you and then you
and me Can share the money.45% to me and 35% to you, 15% for any charitable
organisation either in your country or mine while 5% will be for any
financial botllenecks we might encounter during the course of this
transaction. We might incur in this transaction an attorney who will be
contracted to help us revalidate and notarize all the necessary legal
documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.
All I require is your utmost honesty and maximum cooperation to enable us
see this deal through. I sincerely declare and guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from
any breach of the law.
Best regards,
MR. THOMPSON WILLIAMS
ORIENT BANK NIG PLC
PHONE: 00234-802-902-1253
thompsonwilliams@orientbankng.net
I HEREBY STRICTLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU SEND YOUR REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL
BOX FOR REASONS OF CONFIDENTIALITY BECAUSE OF MY POSITION HERE IN THE BANK
mr_williams001@myway.com OR CALL MY CELL PHONE ON 00234-802-902-1253.
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