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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: "PAUL LADAKA" <paulladaka1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: adakapaul@surfy.net
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:32:49 -0800
Subject: Partner needed
EKO INTERNATIONAL BANK,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
EMAIL:(adakapaul@surfy.net)
Dear Sir,
I am Paul Adaka, The Branch Auditor of EKO INTERNATIONAL BANK(EIB) Nigeria.
I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On
December 29th 2000, an American oil consultant/contractor with the
Government of BENIN Republic, Mr Werner Branch made a numbered time (Fixed)
deposited for twelve calendar months, valued at $25,500,000.00
(Twenty-five Million, five hundred thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon
maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, that Mr. Werner Branch died in an automobile
accident.
On further investigation, I found out that he did not leave a WILL and all
attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Mr. Werner Branch did not declare any next
of kin in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork.
This sum of $25,500,000.00 (Twenty-five Million Dollars) is still sitting 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 the laws of the
country, at the expiration of 5 (five)years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in
as the next of kin to Mr. Werner Branch. This is simple, I will like you to
provide me immediately with your
full names, telephone number and private contact address so that an Attorney
(lawyer) will prepare an agreement for us and get the necessary documents
and affidavits, which will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall
employ the services of an attorney for drafting the agreement and
notarization of a "WILL" and obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share. There is no risk
at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the
Attorney and my position as the Branch Auditor guarantees
the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private
adakapaul@surfy.net) Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more
details and relevant documents that will help you understand and also I
shall let you know how the percentage I will offer you for your assistance.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in your country.
I am waiting for your urgent reply via email.(adakapaul@surfy.net)
Yours truly,
Paul Adaka
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