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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: "John Larry" <johnlarry03@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 03:39:44 +0000
Subject: URGENT
FROM THE DESK OF:MR PAUL BARRY.
NO 10 AMADU BELLO WAY VICTORIA
ISILAND LAGOS, NIGERIA,
TEL:234-147-74272
E-MAIL:paul_barry120@yahoo.com
DEAR: FRIEND
WITH WARM HEART I OFFER MY FRIENDSHIP, AND GREETINGS, AND I HOPE THIS MAIL
MEETS YOU IN GOOD TIME. HOWEVER STRANGE OR SURPRISING THIS CONTACT MIGHT
SEEM TO YOU, AS WE HAVE NOT MET PERSONALLY OR HAD ANY DEALINGS IN THE PAST,
I HUMBLY ASK THAT YOU TAKE DUE CONSIDERATION OF ITS IMPORTANCE AND IMMENSE
BENEFIT. I MUST APOLOGIZE TO YOU FOR USING THIS MEDIUM TO COMMUNICATE TO YOU
ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
I AM SORRY IF THIS LETTER COMES TO YOU AS AN EMBARRASSMENT BUT BE REST
ASSURED THAT YOUR PARTICULARS OF CONTACT WAS GIVEN TO ME BY A GOOD FRIEND OF
MINE WHO WORK WITH THE NIGERIA CHAMPERS OF COMMERCE, FOR RELIABLE AND
CAPABLE FOREIGNER THAT WILL HANDLE CONFIDENTIALLY A TRANSFER OF HUGE SUM OF
MONEY, FROM UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, TO A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT.
I AM MR.PAUL BARRY.AN AFRICAN BORN NIGERIAN CITIZEN AND ACCOUNTANT OFFICER
TO LATE MR.SUNNY ZHONG A FOREIGN NATIONALITY, WHO USED TO WORK WITH JULIUS
BERGER NIGERIA PLC. ON 19TH AUGUST 2002, OUR LATE CUSTOMER LATE MR.SUNNY
ZHONG WAS INVOLVED IN A GHASTLY MOTOR ACCIDENT WITH HIS FAMILY NORTH WARDS
TO LEEDS DURING WHICH HE LOST HIS LIFE WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN.
UNFORTUNATELY, SINCE WE GOT THE INFORMATION ABOUT HIS SUDDEN DEATH AND THE
UGLY INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED, THE MANAGEMENT OF MY BANK MADE SEVERAL
ENQUIRIES ON LOCATING ANY OF HIS EXTENDED RELATIVES WHO CAN STAND AS HIS
NEXT OF KIN TO INHERIT AN ESTATE HE LEFT BEHIND IN OUR CUSTODY BUT ALL THESE
SEVERAL EFFORTS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL AND YIELDED NO RESULTS. AS THE
MANAGER OF THE BANK, I ALSO MADE CONCERTED EFFORTS AIMED AT LOCATING A
POSSIBLE NEXT OF KIN TO MY DECEASED CLIENT.
WHAT I ACTUALLY WANT TO DO IS TO PRESENT YOU TO MY BANK AS A NEXT OF KIN TO
THE DECEASED CLIENT OF MINE TO ENABLE US PLACE CLAIMS ON A TOTAL SUM OF
(US$18.500.000.00), HE DEPOSITED IN MY GOOD BANK FOR SAFE KEEPING BEFORE HIS
UNTIMELY DEATH.I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE STATED SUM
HE LEFT BEHIND BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE
BANK.
THIS INTENSION BECOMES VERY URGENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE BANKING LAWS AND
POLICY HERE IN NIGERIA STIPULATES AND PROVIDES THAT IF SUCH FUNDS REMAINS
UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS, THAT THE BANK IS LEGALLY EMPOWERED TO FREEZE
SUCH ACCOUNTS AND THE FUND TRANSFERRED INTO THE FEDERAL RESERVE ACCOUNT AS
UNCLAIMED FUND.RECENTLY THE UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC ISSUED A NOTICE OF
CONFISCATION, AS THE ACCOUNT HAD REMAINED UNSERVICEABLE SINCE 2002, I WAS
SUBSEQUENTLY GIVEN A MANDATE OF 21 OFFICIAL BANKING DAYS TO PRODUCE A NEXT
OF KIN TO THE DECEASED OR CONSIDER THE ACCOUNT FROZEN.
DUE TO TIME CONSTRAIN AND THE FACT THAT I WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING ANY
RELATIVE TO MY CLIENT, I THEN WISH TO SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS
THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED CLIENT OF MINE. SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS
ACCOUNT VALUED AT US$18.500.000.00 CAN BE RELEASED THROUGH YOU FOR OUR
GENERAL BENEFIT INSTEAD OF ALLOWING HIS SWEAT GET LOST IN THE BANK BE
INFORMED THAT I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION THAT WE
SHALL REQUIRE TO BACK-UP OUR CLAIMS.
I SHALL FURNISH YOU WITH FURTHER DETAILS AS SOON AS YOU HAVE INDICATED YOUR
INTEREST TO RENDER THE DESIRED ASSISTANCE. BEAR IN MINE THAT 50% OF THE FUND
IS FOR ME WHY 40% IS FOR YOU AND 10% IS FOR TAX AND OTHER THINGS THAT WILL
COME UP DOING THE TRANSACTION. YOU ARE URGENTLY REQUIRED TO SEND TO ME.
1)YOUR FULL NAME ADDRESS
2)YOUR BANK NAME/ADDRESS/ACCOUNT NUMBER
3)YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
ALL THESE WILL ENABLE ME FILL IN YOUR NAMES AS THE BANK.YOU CAN CONTACT ME
ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: (paul_barry120@yahoo.com) STATED AS FOLLOWS,(NM
NM )TO ENABLE US COMMENCE ACTIONS ON THIS DEAL INSTANTLY. YOUR GENUINE
HONEST COOPERATION IS REQUIRED TO ENABLE US ACHIEVE THIS PURPOSE; I
GUARANTEE THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSACTION WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE
ARRANGEMENTS AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MR PAUL BARRY.
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