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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: "Desmond Abel" <desmondabel1@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 15:12:39 +0000
Subject: Waiting To Hear From You ASAP
Dear friend,
I hope this email meets you in good health. I have a proposal for you, this
however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour
against your will. Iam Mr. Desmond Abel, and I work with the Standard Trust
Bank PLC, Lagos - Nigeria.
Here in my bank existed a dormant account for the past 3 years which belongs
to an oil consultant who is my client, he is Engineer Mr. Wilfred and he is
a national of your country but now deceased. He made a numbered time [Fixed
Deposit] on December 5, 2000, valued at US$6 Million [Six Million US
Dollars], for a duration of twelve [12] calendar months at my bank.
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. I sent a reminder and finally I found out from his contract
employers viz, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that he died
along with his wife and only child in the Ikeja bomb blast of the January
27, 2002
For confirmation, please refer to the link below:
http://www.worldsocialist-cwi.org/index2.html?/eng/2002/02/02.html
Since his death, I personally have watched with keen interest to see the
next of kin come for the claim but none showed up. All effort to contact
them proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds and no other
person knows about this account or anything concerning it, the account has
no other beneficiary.
The essence of this communication with you is to ask your assistance in
repatriating the fund before it get confisticated or declared unserviceable
by my bank where the client had account value at about $6 Million US
Dollars.
The banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than 4 years
without claim hence the money will be recalled to the government treasury as
unclaimed after this long period of dormancy. It is pertinent that you
inform me as soon as possible if you are interested and moreover I seek a
very honest and reliable person, so that the fund can be paid to your inland
nominated account then me and you can share the money according to the ratio
below: 60% of the fund to me and to you 40% of the total transfer sum.
All I required is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Now my questions are these:
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
Consider this, and then get back to me as soon as possible.
Finally, it is my humble prayer that the information as contained herein is
accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it
deserves. I expect your urgent response if you can handle project. I shall
then provide you with more details that will help you see the light
regarding this transaction.
Best regards,
Mr. Desmond Abel
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