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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: "Johnson Thompsonftb" <jthompsonftb@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 11:20:29 +0000
Subject: DEAR PROSPECTIVE FRIEND.
MR. JOHNSON THOMPSON
FINANCIAL TRUST BANK OF NIGERIA
LAGOS T.HOUSE BRANCH.
EMAIL: JTHOMPSONFTB@YAHOO.COM
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RE; TRANSFER OF $15M (FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS.
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DEAR PROSPECTIVE FRIEND
I APOLOGIZE FOR SENDING YOU AN UNSOLICITED EMAIL; AS I
HOPE YOU WILL RECEIVE IT WITHOUT A MEASURE OF
FEAR AND BEING REST ASSURED THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT
THE END OF THIS TRANSACTION BECAUSE OF MY POSITION AND
AUTHORITY IN THE BANK.
MAY I INTRODUCE MYSELF, I AM MR. JOHNSON THOMPSON
A SECRETARY IN MY BANK .I HAVE A VERY PRIVATE AND
CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL FOR YOU, AS REGARDS THE TRANSFER
OF $15M (FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATED DOLLARS) WHICH
WAS LEFT BEHIND BY A CLIENT OF MY BANK, WHO DIED
ALONGSIDE HIS FAMILY IN A TRAGIC BOMB BLAST ACCIDENT
THAT WRECKED THE CITY OF LAGOS NIGERIA. ON MAY 23RD
2000, A FOREIGN OIL MERCHANT WHO WORKS WITH THE
NIGERIAN NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION, MR. SMITH SHAW,
DEPOSITED IN A FIXED DEPOSIT, THE SUM OF ($15M)
FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATED DOLLARS). AFTER THE
EXPIRATION OF HIS FIXED DEPOSIT, AND PAYMENT DUE, I
DISCOVERED THAT HE WAS AMONG THE DEAD VICTIMS IN A
LAGOS BOMB BLAST. FIND OUR MORE ON THE BELOW WEBPAGE.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2718295.stm
http://www.nigerdeltacongress.com/harticles/halting_the_environmental_disast.htm
ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND OUT THAT HE DID NOT
LEAVE A WILL AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO TRACE HIS NEXT OF
KIN WERE FRUITLESS SINCE HE DIED WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO
CHILDREN. (CHARLES AND VICKY)
UPON MY FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT MR.
SMITH SHAW DID NOT DECLARE ANY NEXT OF KIN IN ALL
HIS OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING HIS BANK DEPOSIT
PAPERWORK. THIS SUM OF US$15,000,000 (FIFTEEN MILLION
$USD) IS STILL IN THE BANK AND THE INTEREST IS BEING
ROLLED OVER WITH THE PRINCIPAL SUM AT THE END OF EACH
YEAR. NO ONE WILL EVER COME FORWARD TO CLAIM IT.
ACCORDING TO THE BANKING LAW HAS CONTAINED IN THE
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION WITH MY BANK, AS AT THE TIME
HE DEPOSITED THE MONEY, AT THE EXPIRATION OF (6)
YEARS, THE MONEY WILL REVERT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BANK IF HE DID NOT APPLY FOR
THE CLAIM OF THE FUNDS, AND SAD ENOUGH TO HEAR, THAT
THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MY BANK WORK
HAND IN HANDS WITH THE TOP OFFICIALS OF WEST AFRICAN
WAR ACTIVIST WHO FUND MAJOR COUP AND WAR IN AFRICAN
COUNTRIES.
CONSEQUENTLY, MY PROPOSAL IS THAT I WILL LIKE YOU AS A
FOREIGNER TO STAND IN AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR. SMITH
SHAW SO THAT THE FRUITS OF THIS OLD MAN'S LABOR WILL
NOT GET INTO THE HANDS OF SOME CORRUPT WICKED AND
GREEDY OFFICIALS. THIS IS SIMPLE; WE WILL CARRY OUT
THIS ACCORDING TO THE LAW, BY HIRING AN ATTORNEY.
(LAWYER) IN ORDER TO PREVENT TROUBLE AND TO FOLLOW THE
LAW.
WE SHALL EMPLOY THE SERVICE OF AN ATTORNEY FOR
DRAFTING AND NOTARIZATION OF THE WILL AND OBTAIN THE
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND LETTER OF
PROBATE/ADMINISTRATION IN YOUR FAVOR FOR THE TRANSFER.
A BANK ACCOUNT IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, WHICH YOU
PROVIDE, WILL THEN FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF THIS
MONEY TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY/NEXT OF KIN. THERE IS
NO RISK INVOLVED IN THIS AT ALL. HENCE, IT IS 100%
RISK FREE.
ALL THE PAPERWORK FOR THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE DONE BY
THE ATTORNEY AND MY POSITION AS THE BRANCH MANAGER
GUARANTEES THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THIS
TRANSACTION.
UPON YOUR RESPONSE, I SHALL THEN PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE
DETAILS AND RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT WILL HELP YOU
UNDERSTAND. PLEASE OBSERVE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY, AND
REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE MOST
PROFITABLE FOR BOTH OF US, AND THE NEEDY THAT WILL
BENEFIT FROM IT, BECAUSE OF MY POSITION AND AUTHORITY
IN THE BANK. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT 20% OF THESE
FUNDS WOULD GO OUT TO CHARITY, SUCH AS THE VICTIMS OF
THE JANUARY 27 BOMB BLAST, THE ASIAN TSUNAMI DISASTER,
AIDS RESEARCHES 40% FOR YOU, AND THE REMAINING 40% FOR
ME TOO.
UPON YOUR RESPONSE, KINDLY INCLUDE YOUR DIRECT MOBILE
TELEPHONE(S) SO THAT WE CAN BOTH TALK.
MY BEST REGARDS,
MR. JOHNSON THOMPSON
KINDLY REPLY TO : JTHOMPSONFTB@YAHOO.COM
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