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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: "mike obinna" <mikeobinna@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mike_obinna2007@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:27:30 +0000
Subject: REPLY
FROM THE DESK OF : MIKE OBINNA
AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS SECTION,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB),
NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA.
Dear Friend,
I am MIKE OBINNA.the Director in charge of Audit and Accounts section of
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB) Nigeria. West Africa with due respect and
regard. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be
very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction .
During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on
October 31st 1999 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his
account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either
from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.The
said amount was U.S $5 m ( FIVE Million United States dollars)
As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive information through
the Nigeria chamber of commerce on foreign business relations here in
Nigeria Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as
the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and
transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and
directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you
indicate your interest and willingness to assist us
and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity. In fact I
could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country
as a civil servant (A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of
transfer because I work in this bank.
This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who
will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to
the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to
be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification
and clarification by the
correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from
to your owndesignation bank account.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On
smoothconclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the
total sum as gratification, while 70% will be for me and my partners.
Please, you have been adviced to keep "top secret" as I am still in service
and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm
the money in your account and ask me to come down to your country for
subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated
and further investment,either in your country or any country you advice us
to invest in. All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when
I hear from you
I look forward to receive your immediate response.
Yours faithfully,
MIKE OBINNA.
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