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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: "Mr. James Ochoba" <jamesochoba_101ng@msn.com>
Reply-To: jamesochoba101ng@indiatimes.com
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:25:46 +0000
Subject: From the Desk of: Mr.James Ochoba
>From the Desk of: Mr.James Ochoba
{Head, Corporate & Investment Banking}
Lagoon International Bank Plc.
Dear Friend,
Permit me to introduce myself to you. I am Mr. James Ochoba, Head, Corporate
& Investment Banking with Lagoon International Bank Plc. This letter may
come to you as a surprise since it is coming from someone you have not met
before and due to high volume of Spam mail that goes around the world
through this means but I have no other choice than to send it to you through
the internet means, Therefore, I will appreciate it if you honor it and give
me all your trust and full co-operation. I came to know about you in my
private search for a reliable person/company to handle a confidential
transaction on behalf of my Colleagues and myself.
As a matter of fact, I got your contact from the world trade center (WTC)
Regional office in Lagos. Although the details of my intention was not made
known to them. Proposition : An America Mr. Morris Thompson who is an Oil
consultant/contractor with NNPC had in our Bank the sum of US$5.5m in a
domiciliary account Number: 14-2558-2004, of which I am the account officer,
he unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight
261 which crashed on January 31 2000,including his wife and only daughter
leaving nobody to claim the money.
He named his wife, as the next of kin. Unfortunately, two of them died in a
plane crash. Efforts has been made by the management of my Bank through the
American Embassy in Lagos to contact any of the deceased children but to no
avail, as we were made to understand that the couple had no children.
Given the skeletal information available to the Bank, it has so far been
impossible to reach any of the relatives.
The option left for the Bank management is to declare the deceased account
dormant and revert the funds to trading on behalf of the costumer and in the
interest of the Bank.
In my country, and almost all other parts of African continent, when Banks
acquire funds such as that of Mr. Morris Thompson, they are required by law
to donate 30% of the funds on acquisition to The Trust Fund For Arms And
Ammunitions. Arms and ammunitions purchased with funds from the Trust Fund
are used to further enhance the course of war in Africa and invariably
turbulence of some sort in the world in general.
It is therefore in order to avoid/avert and discourage this negative
development that my Colleagues and I now seek your assistance to have you
stand as a distant relative {Next Of Kin} to Mr. Morris Thompson, so that
the funds would be released to you. All documents and proofs to enable you
get the funds will be carefully packaged once we receive your consent on
this proposal.
May I assure you that this Transaction is 100% safe and risk-free, as we
have taken care of all necessary modalities to ensure a hitch-free
transaction.
I have the authority of my partners involved in this transaction to propose
that should you be willing to assist us in this transaction your share would
be 30% of the US$5.5million, 65% for us. while 5% would be for any expenses
that may be incured from both parties.
Please get in touch with me via email<jamesochoba101ng@indiatimes.com> as
soon as you get this mail to enable us discuss on the modalities and process
for success of this transaction.
I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint
me.
Best Regards.
Mr.James Ochoba.
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