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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: "Aliu Afeez" <a_afeez2@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:56:54 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend
SAPPHIRE FINANCE GROUP,
3 SAPPHIRE DRIVE,
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS
aliuafeez1@i12.com
Dear Friend,
I am Aliu Afeez, an accountant with Sapphire Finance Group Ltd.This is an
urgent and very confidential business proposition.
On June 6, 2000,a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigeria
National Petroleum Corporation, Mr.Peder Hans made a numbered time(Fixed)
Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued atUS$25,500,000.00,(Twenty-Five
Million, five hundred thousand Dollars only) 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, the National Petroleum Corporation that
Mr.Peder Hans died from an automobile accident.
On further investigation,I found out that he died without making a WILL,and
all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Mr.Peder Hans did not declare any Next of
kin or relations in all his officialdocuments,including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$25,500,000.00 has carefully been fixed
in my bank for
safekeeping.No one will ever come forward to claim it.According to Nigeria
Law,at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a Foreigner to stand in
as the owner of the money which was fixed deposited in my bank. I am writing
you because I as a public servant,i cannot operate a foreign account.I want
to present you as the owner of the funds so you can be able to claim them
with the help of my attorney. This is simple. I will like you to provide
immediately your full names and address so that the Attorney will prepare
the necessary documents which will put you in place as the beneficiary of
the funds.
The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of 70% for me and
30% for you. The paperwork for this transaction will be done by the
Attorney.If you are interested, please reply immediately via my email and
Upon your response,I shall then provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in real estate within your country.
Due to the nature of confidentiality in this Transaction our communication
can only be via email and fax mostly.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email Above.
Thanks and my regards.
Mr.Aliu Afeez
aliuafeez1@i12.com
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