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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: "Musa John" <musa_john@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: musa_johnson33@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 13:36:17 +0000
Subject: THANK YOU VERY MUCH MY GOOD FRIEND,
STANDARD TRUST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS NIGERIA.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO
Dear Good Friend,
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction this is by virtue
of its nature as being utterly confidencial and top secret. Though I know
that a transaction of
this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and woried, but I am assuring
you
that all will be well at the end of the day. We have decided to
contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, as we have
been reliably informed of your discreetness and ability of this
nature by Chief Omole. Let me start by introducing myself
properly to you. I am Dr.Tom Olisa officer with the STANDARD TRUST
Bank of Nigeria Plc, Lagos. I came to know you through nigeria
chambers of commerce who assured me that you are Reliable and
Reputable Person to handle this Co nf idential
Transaction, which involves the transfer of Huge sum of Money to
a Foreign Account requiring Maximum confidence.
THE PROPOSITION:
A Foreigner an American, Late Engr. John Ryerson(Snr) an oil
Merchant with The Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death
months ago in Kenya Air Bus (A310 - 300)Flight KQ430, Banked
with us at STANDARD TRUST Bank of Nigeria Plc, Lagos and had a
closing balance as at the end of September, 2000 worth
Us$19,000.000.00(nineteen Million United State Dollars),the bank
now expects next of kin as beneficiary. Valuable effforts are
being made by the STANDARD TRUST Bank of Nigeria to get in touch
with any of the Ryerson Family or Relatives but to no success.
It is because of the perceived possibility of not
being able to locate any of Late Engr. John Ryerson(Snr.)'s next
of kin (He had no wife or children that is know to us). The
Management under the influence of our Chairman and Members of
the Board of Directors,that arrangement has been made for thefund to
be decleared "Unclaimed" and subsequentlly be donated to the
trust fund for arms ammunition to further enhance the course of
War in Africa and the World in General. In order to avert this
negative development, some of my trusted colleagues and I now
seek your permission to have stand as next of kin to the late
Engr. John Ryerson (Snr.) so that the fund US$19 Milion will be
released and paid into your Account as the beneficiary next of
kin. All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will
be carefully worked out. We have secure from the probate an order
of Mandamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries, and more so we
are assuring you that this business is 100% Risk Free
involvement. Your share stays while the rest be for myself and
my colleagues for investment purpose, According to agreement within both
parties.
THANKS
MR KINGSLEY JOHNSON
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