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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: "Martins Chukwu" <martinschukwu1@msn.com>
Reply-To: martinchukwu@consultant.com
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 18:34:13 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND
HEADQUARTER,
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK PLC,
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
Dear Friend,
First, I'm soliciting your utmost confidentiality in this Transaction. I am
MR Martins Chukwu, credit officer with African Continental Bank of Nigeria
PLC,Lagos. I came to you in my private search for a reliable person to
handle this confidential transaction, which involves huge sum of money to
your country.
The Proposition: A foreigner an American, late Mr. David Clemetson (SNR) Who
died on February 4th, 2000 board Alaska Airlines Flight 261. Alongside 87
other passengers. Please view the website below for verification.
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/dClemetson.html,while
returning to his country from a business trip. He Banked with us at ACB BANK
of Nigeria plc Lagos and had a closing balance worth US$19.5, Million,
having heard of the tragic incident involving late Mr. David Clemetson (SNR)
the bank now Expects a next of kin as a beneficiary. Valuable efforts have
been made by African Continental Bank to get in touch with any of his
family's but I personally found out that he until his death neither had wife
nor a child that is known to us. Meanwhile this is the website of the people
that died in the Alaska Airlines Flight 261, the only next of kin given to
us by late Mr. David Clemetson unfortunately was with him in the same
flight that crashed, and this is unknown to the bank. I'm taking this
advantage in order to better my life and that of my family; I now decided to
seek your permission to have you stand as the next of kin to late Mr. David
Clemetson , so that the fund (US$19.5M) will be released into your account
as the next of kin.All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will
be carefully worked out, by the lawyer that I will employ to work with me
down here on your behalf. I am assuring you that this transaction and its
procedures is 100% legal and risk free involvement.
Your share stays while the rest will be for me. The sharing of the fund
between the two of us will be as follows: 30% of the total sum will go to
you for your effort and commitment to the success of this transaction. 65%
will be for us here. While 5% as been set aside for expenses incurred in due
process of this transaction. As soon as I receive an acknowledgement of the
receipt of this message in Acceptance, I will immediately start up with the
process. If this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly forward to me your
private telephone/fax or preferably your mobile numbers, address and banking
informations and I will have to apply for the release and subsequent
Transfer of the fund in your favor.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
MR. Martins Chukwu
(Credit Officer, ACB PLC (Nigeria)
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