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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: "Ben Uzor" <benuzor20000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: benuzor_2005@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:32:18 +0000
Subject: URGENT TRANSFER
URGENT TRANSFER
FROM THE DESK OF:
DR.BEN UZOR.
ACCOUNTANT.
FIRST BOND BANK OF NIG. PLC.,
V/ISLAND LAGOS.
Telephone:234-802-3714808.
ATTN:SIR/MA
I am DR.BEN UZOR an accountant with the FIRST BOND BANK OF NIG. PLC
and I
need your assistance in remmitting a huge ammount of money to your
bank
account this money which originally belongs to Mr. Charles Fredrick a
national of your country who until his death was an employee with Shell
Oil
Company in Nigeria,he died in a Plane Crash accident with members of
his
families 5 years ago,since then we have made several enquiries to your
embassy to locate any of the extended relatives and this has proved
unsuccessful.
After several unsuccessful attempts I decided to track his name over
the
Internet to locate any member of his family. I have contacted you to
assist
in repatriating the money left behind by Mr.Charles Fredrick since you
are
of te same country before the bank confiscated or declares it
unserviceable
.
Note that after final discusions with one of my superior in the TELEX
DEPARTMENT we arrived at contacting you as the next of kin to claim
this
fund into your nominated bank account before the account is declared
confiscated,note also that this transfer will be concluded within the
next
(7) seven official working days.
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
so
that the $15million dollars can be remmitted to youur account and then
we
can share the money,25% to you and 70% for us, while 5% will take care
of
all expenses that might be incured on the course of the transfer. All I
require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I
advise that you send across to me your contact address,direct phone and
fax
number for prompt communication, and I guarantee you that this
transaction
will be executed under a legitimate atmosphere that will protect you
from
any breach of transaction/law.
Regards,
DR.BEN UZOR.
ACCOUNTANT.
(FIRST BOND BANK OF NIG. PLC).
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