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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: "office info" <ez_da@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: isuoligi@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 04:55:20 -0800
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL
FROM THE DESK OF
MR EZE DAVID
HEAD OF OPERATION
ACB INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC
THE PRESIDENT/C.E.O
URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
FIRST I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE
OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET. THOUGH I KNOW
THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE, WILL MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND
WORRIED BUT, I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DEAL.
I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION, AS I HAVE
BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED BY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY HERE IN
NIGERIA.OF YOUR DISCREETNESS AND ABILITY IN BUSINESS OF ITS NATURE.
LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU, I AM MR EZE DAVID
THE HEAD OF OPERATION, ACB INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC. I CAME TO KNOW YOU IN MY
PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS
CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF HUGE SUM OF MONEY
TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE.
THE PROPOSITION AS A FOREIGNER, LATE ENGR. SHARON CREEKS AGE 42 (Snr) AN
OIL MERCHANT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT UNTIL HIS DEATH IN KENYA
AIR BUS (A310-30) FLIGHT Ko430 THAT CRASHED, BANKED WITH US AT ACB
INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC (ACB) NIGERIA AND HAD CLOSING BALANCE AS AT THE END
OF SEPTEMBER 2003 WORTH US (18.5M) EIGHTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS).
THE BANK NOW EXPECTS A NEXT OF KIN AS BENEFICIARY AS VALUABLE EFFORTS HAVE
BEEN MADE BY ACB INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF CREEKS
FAMILY OR ELECTIVES BUT TO NO SUCCESS. IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED
POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF LATE , SHARON CREEK (Snrs)
NEXT OF KIN ( HE HAD NO WIFE OR CHILDREN THAT IS KNOWN TO US).
THE MANAGEMENT ACB BANK UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THAT ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE
DECLARED UNCLAIMED AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND FOR ARMS
AND AMMUNITION TO FURTHER ENHANCE COURSES OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN
GENERAL.
IN ORDER TO ADVERT THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES
AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO LATE
ENGR. SHARON CREEK SO THAT THE FUND OF US $18.5 MILLION WILL BE RELEASED AND
PAID TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY OR NEXT OF KIN. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROVES TO
ENABLE YOU GET THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO
PARTAKE IN THIS TRANSACTION.
I HAVE SECURED FROM PROBATE AN ORDER OF MANDAMUS TO LOCATE ANY OF THE
DECLARED BENEFICIARYS (NEXT OF KIN) AND MORE SO WE ARE ASSURING YOU THAT
THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE INVOLVEMENT. YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE AND REST
OF THE MONEY BE FOR MYSELF AND COLLEAGUES FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES IN YOUR
COUNTRY UNDER YOUR GUIDANCE, ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT REACHED BY BOTH
PARTIES.
MEANWHILE YOUR PERCENTAGE SHARE SHALL BE 30% FOR YOU AND 10%FOR ANY
EXPENSES. AS SOON AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS
BUSINESS PROPOSAL THROUGH RETURNED EMAIL, WE WOULD FURNISH YOU WITH
NECESSARY STEPS TO TAKE BEGINNING WITH THE TEXT OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU
SHALL FORWARD TO THE BANK FOR PROCESSING AND APPROVAL. AND PLEASE IF THIS
IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU, DO NOT MAKE UNDUE OF THE TRUST WE HAVE BESTOWED IN
YOU.
BEST REGARDS,
MR EZE DAVID
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