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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. STEVEN JAMES" <stevenjames006@msn.com>
Reply-To: stevenjames006@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:53:09 +0000
Subject: Very Urgent Attention,
Very Urgent Attention,
Please permit me to introduce my humble self to you, I m Mr. Steven James, I
am the Manager of International Relation with Citizens Bank of Nigeria
Limited, I 'm 38yrs old, and I got your email address on the Internet, And
my confidence reposed on you. I hope you read this message Carefully and
reply me immediately. Although we have not met before, but I Suggest
that this transaction will bring us together.
My dear, we have a customer, a foreigner but base here in Nigeria, his Name
is Mr. Hamilton Creek. He is from Atlanta Georgia United State of America,
but base here with his wife and his two children, Mr. Hamilton Has being
banking with our bank for the past 4yrs, some time August 2002, Mr. Hamilton
was on his way to his house, and unfortunately, Mr. Hamilton ran into a
Trailer load of Groundnut Oil, and died immediately, Their car got burnt, no
single soul was saved, Mr. Hamilton Creek and His entire family was
confirmed died.
My Board Directors and Board Management of Citizens Bank has mandated and
Instructed me to look for Mr. Hamilton Creek relation/relatives and his Next
of Kin to come and claim Mr. Hamilton's Fund, Since August 2003 Till date, I
have been looking for Mr. Hamilton Creek relation's and Relatives/Next of
Kin to come and claim Mr. Hamilton's Fund which he Deposited with our bank,
I have contacted his Embassy and after 3days, his Ambassador told me that
Mr. Hamilton Creek has no relation and no next of Kin, their Ambassador told
me that Mr. Hamilton used his first son as His next of kin, but it is quite
unfortunate that Mr. Hamilton Creek Died with all his family members.
The reason why I contacted you is thus, Mr. Hamilton is dead, and his Only
son whom supposed to inherit his properties and money also died With him.
As at this moment, nobody or person[s] is coming to claim this Money from
our bank. The board directors and management of our bank has Told me that if
nobody or person[s] apply for the claim of Mr. Hamilton Fund, the bank will
return Mr. Hamilton's Fund into our Federal Reserve. In the Light of the
above, I want you to stand as the Relation/relative of Late Mr. Hamilton
Creek,
I want you to act as the Hamilton's Brother, so that you will inherit Mr.
Hamilton Creek Money which he deposited with our bank, it might interest you
to know that Mr. Hamilton has a Domiciliary Bank Account with our Bank and
he has a total sum of US$9.2M Nine Million Two Hundred Dollars, this is the
exact amount which late Mr. Hamilton Creek has in his domiciliary
Account, and this money is still in his account as unclaimed money.
This transaction is very easy and simple, and it is 100% risk free, I'm the
Manager for International Relations with Citizens Bank of Nigeria Limited,
and the Management and Board Directors of the Bank are waiting for me to
provide to them the Relation or next of Kin to late Mr. Hamilton Creek, of
which I told them that I am still searching the next of kin to the
deceased. Finally, if you are interested with this transaction, I will front
you To the bank as the only next of kin to late Mr. Hamilton Creek, and I
Will let the bank know that you are the only right person to inherit Late
Mr. Hamilton Funds and properties. If you agree with me, I will Present you
to my bank as the rightful person/next of kin to Late Mr. Hamilton Creek,
and all Mr. Hamilton Creek Properties and his Money US$9.2M Nine Million Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars will be transferred into Your Own Account as Mr.
Hamilton Creek next of kin., if you are interested, Just email me or call me
on my direct, private and secured #: +234-80-28135166, if you are
interested, late Mr. Hamilton Funds will be credited Into your Account and
all his Properties will be released to you either Through Courier Services
or the Bank will Cargo all his properties to You in any were you want it.
So reply me immediately and let me know What you say, feel free to ask any
questions. We will share Late Mr. Hamilton Creek Funds 50-50; you will take
50% of the US$9.2M. Which is? US$4.600, 000.00 Four Million Six Hundred
Thousand Dollars, while the Balance of the same amount will be mine.
I will be waiting for your Immediate response,
Thanks and have a nice day.
Friendly Regards
Mr. Steven James
NB: Please reply to my personal mailbox: stevenjames005@gmail.com
Phone: +234-8028135166.
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