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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: "Tom Bello" <tombello_md@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrtom40ng@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 10:47:37 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY
>From the desk of:
Mr.Tom Bello
Owena bank ltd
Lagos,Nigeria,
DearFriend,
I am Mr.Tom Bello,Bank Manager of Owena bank ltd, Lagos
Branch.I got your contact from the world trade center
(WTC)Regional office in lagos,Nigeria.Although the details
of my intention was not made known to them.
Actually,I listed your name amongst four other names &
prayed over them & decided to contact you directly.I have
a very urgent & confidential bussiness proposition for you
& for our overall mutual interest. On june 6th 1997,an
merican oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation Mr Barry Kelly made a
numbered time(fixed) deposit for twelve calendar
months,valued at SD$25,000,000.00(twenty five million
dollars) in my branch.Upon maturity,i sent a routine
notification to his forwarded address but got no reply.After
a month we sent a reminder,& finally we discovered from
his contract employers NNPC,that Mr.Barry died in an
automobile accident.
On further investigation,i found out that he did not leave a
WILL & all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation & discovered that
Mr.Barry did not declare any next of kin in all his official
documents,including his bank deposit paperwork.This
sum USD$25,000,000.00 is still floating in the bank and
the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at
the end of each year.No one will come forward to claim
it.According to Nigerian Laws, At the expiration of 7th
years,the money will revert to the ownership of the
Nigerian government if nobody applies to claim the funds.
Consequently,my proposal is that i will like you as a
foreigner to stand in as a next of kin of Mr Barry Kelly.This
is simple.
1)I will like you to provide me immediately with your full
names & address so that the attorney will prepare the
necessary documents & affidavits,which will put you as
next of kin.
(2)We shall employ the services of two attorneys for
drafting & notarization of the WILL and obtain the
necessary documents and letter of probate/administration
in your favour for the transfer.
3)A bank account in any part of the world,which you will
provide to facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary.The money will be paid into your account for
us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.
There is no risk at all as the attorney and my position will
do the paperwork for this transaction as the branch
manager guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction.
If you are interested,please reply immediately via this
private emai address:(mrtom40ng@yahoo.fr)Upon
your response,I shall then provide you with more details
and relevant documents that will help you
understand.PLEASE OBSERVE UTMOST
CONFIDENTIALITY,and be rest assured that this would be
most profitable for both of us because i shall require your
assistance to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via this email above,please
save me the anxiety of endless waiting,God bless you.
Mr.Tom Bello
Owena bank ltd.
Lagos,Nigeria.
Please reply to this my private
Email:(mrtom40ng@yahoo.fr)
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