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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: "Dr Shola Kadiri" <drshola2@msn.com>
Reply-To: drshola@tlen.pl
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:41:24 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
My Dear Friend,
It is indeed my pleasure to write to you this letter, which I believe will
be a suprise, as we are both complete strangers but I feel quite safe
dealing with you in this business proposition, I got your email address
through my internet search, after realizing that your country is similar to
the deceased. I contacted you because I believe that you are the one capable
for this transaction. Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly
abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the
fastest, surest and most secured medium of communication. However, this
correspondence is purely private, and it should be treated as such.
I am Dr. Shola Kadiri, The Director in charge of auditing and accounting
unit in the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. I am writing in respect of a foreign
customer of my bank with account number 10-311-74450944/ubn/b, who perished
in a plane crash Korean Air Flight 801] with the whole passengers aboard on
August 6, 1997.
Since the demise of this our customer, we have made several enquiries to
your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I also
personally watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has
proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds of USD$28.5M (Twenty
Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which has been
with my branch for a very long time.
On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the Next
of Kin as no one has come up to be the next of kin. And the banking ethics
here does not allow such money to stay more than Eight years,the money will
be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed and subsequently forfieted
after this period. I will use my exalted position in this Bank to present
you as his Next of Kin as you can be his friend or Cousin and the Money
(US$28.5Million) will be Successfully transfered into your own bank account
in your country. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is
occassioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and anybody from
my country can not stand as next of kin to a foreigner and 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. I will not fail to inform you that this
transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you
will be entitled to 25% of the total sum being (US$7,125,000) as
gratification.
We shall employ the service of Attorney for the drafting and notarization of
the WILL and obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favour for the transfer. Any bank account in
any part of the world which you will provide will then facilitate the
transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/Next of Kin. There is no
risk at all, the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the Attorney
and with my position as the Director in charge of auditing and accounting
unit in the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, the successful execution of this
transaction is 100 percent quaranteed as i will back you up throughout the
period process till the funds finally been remitted into your account.
Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you the deceased Statement of
Account and an application for claim, that you will send to the DIRECTOR
(FOREIGN CREDIT CONTROL UNIT) for final approval and the next step to take.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and
that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer
can be finalized within 8 banking days, after you apply to the bank as a
relation to the deceased.I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
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 me
to invest in. All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when
I hear from you.
Kindly send me e-mail at: drshola@tlen.pl with your direct personal
telephone and fax numbers so that we can discuss more on this matter.
I sincerely look forward to hearing from you soonest.
Thank you and may God continue to bless you and your family.
Best regards,
Dr. Shola Kadiri.
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