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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: "alhuge@ommail.com" <allenhuge@compaqnet.fr>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:10:33 -1200
Subject: HELLO
FROM:MR.ALLEN HUGE,
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
HABIB BANK PLC OF NIGERIA.
PHONE: 234 803 915 8154
ATTN:Friend
I am Mr.Allen Huge, the director in charge of Auditing and
accounting section of HABIB BANK PLC VICTORIA ISLAND BRANCH
LAGOS NIGERIA. With due respect and regard, I have decided
to contact you on a business transaction that will be very
beneficial to both of us.
Please could you pay attention to read proparely this
message.During an auditing and investigation in our bank
recently, my department came across a very huge sum of money
belonging to one Mr.Charles Ballassi an
America Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation,who is dead,The deceased person who
died on 31 October 1999 in a plane crash along with his wife
and his account has been dormant in our Bank since 1999 and
no person could come for the claim of the fund in our
custody not even from his family or relation.
During the auditing exercise, we found that this particula
account as been darmant for long through this we sent a
message to the deseased person in the address he have left
with us the day he was opning the account,not knowing that
he is dead,we sent another reminder after word and finally
we discovered from his contract employyers,the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.Charles Ballassi with
his wife died in the plane crash of 31 October 1999 on
Egyptian air with other passengers on board
A close investigation revealed that the deceased has no
relation as next of kin to the account as the wife who
supposed to be the next of kin died along with him. Right
now the deceased has $7.8 million in the custody of Habib
Bank Plc, And in so doing i am the head of operation
Auditing Department in the bank I want you to collaborate
with me to put a claim on this money as the next of kin of
the deceased account holder,Mr.Charles Ballassi.
I and my two other colleague will present you as the next of
kin to the bank urgently as soon as you made me to know your
interest in this business request i am making to you as you
will be highly protected.
Meanwhile all arrangement to put claim over this fund as the
bonafide
next of kin to the deceased is already made,So let me know
your interest.
I asure that we will get the required approval and transfer
this
money to your designated foreign bank account,this
arrangement has been
put in place,as directives and needed information will be
relayed to
you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to
assist us
in this risk free and highly confidential transaction.
Meanwhile, It is important i let you know that at the
completion of the business you will be compensated with 35%
and note that 5% of the total is set aside for all expenses
while, 60% is going to be for me and my colleagues although
we will use it to establish any kind of business in your
country under your supervission.
Please feel free to contact me immediately via email for
further
directive and clarification on this transaction.
I look forward to a mutual beneficial business relationship
with you.
Thanks,
Mr.Allen Huge
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