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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: "John larry" <jonlarry711@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 08:26:48 +0000
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT AND RESPOND IMMEDIATELY
>From the Desk of:
Mr JOHN LARRY
private emails: (jonlarry@hotmail.com) OR (jonlarry11@yahoo.co.uk )
Dear: Friend
With warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings, and I hope this mail
meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might
seem to you, as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the past,
I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and immense
benefit. I must apologize to you for using this medium to communicate to you
about this project. I am sorry if this letter comes to you as an
embarrassment but be rest assured that your particulars of contact was given
to me by a good friend of mine who work with the Nigeria champers of
commerce, for reliable and capable foreigner that will handle Confidentially
a transfer of huge sum of money, from Union
Bank of Nigeria plc, to a foreign bank account.
I am Mr.JOHN LARRY an African born Nigerian citizen and accountant officer
to Late Mr.Sunny Zhong a foreign nationality, who used to work with JULIUS
BERGER NIGERIA PLC. On 19th August 2002, our late customer Late Mr.Sunny
Zhong was involved in a ghastly motor accident with his family north wards
to Leeds during which he lost his life with his wife and two Children.
Unfortunately, since we got the information about his sudden death and the
ugly incident that occurred, the management of my bank made several
enquiries on Locating any of his extended relatives who can stand as his
Next of Kin to inherit an estate he left behind in our custody but all
these several efforts also proved unsuccessful and yielded no results. As
the manager of the bank, I also made concerted efforts aimed at locating a
possible Next of Kin to my deceased client.
What I actually want to do is to present you to my bank as a Next of Kin to
the deceased Client of mine to enable us place claims on a total sum of
(US$18.500.000.00),he deposited in my good bank for safe keeping before his
untimely death. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the stated sum
he left behind before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank. This intention becomes very urgent due to the fact that the banking
laws and policy here in Nigeria stipulates and provides that if such funds
remains unclaimed after five years, that the Bank is legally empowered to
freeze such accounts and the fund transferred into the Federal Reserve
Account as unclaimed Fund.
Recently the Union Bank Nigeria Plc issued a notice of confiscation, as the
account had remained unserviceable since 2002, I was subsequently given a
mandate of 90 official Banking days to produce a Next of Kin to the deceased
or consider the Account frozen. Due to time constrain and the fact that I
was unsuccessful in locating any relative to my Client, I then wish to seek
your Consent to present you as the Next of kin to the deceased client of
mine. So that the proceeds of this account valued at US$18.500.000.00 can
be released through you for our general benefit instead of allowing his
sweat get lost in the Bank.
Be informed that I have in my possession all necessary information that we
shall require to back-up our claims. I shall furnish you with further
details as soon as you have indicated your interest to render the desired
assistance. Bear in mind that 60% of the fund is for me why 30% is for you
and 10% is for tax and other things that will come up doing the transaction.
This is what I need from you and, you are urgently required to send to me
all these informations below:
1)Your Full Name Address
2)YOUR CONTACT/HOME ADDRESS
3)YOUR PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER
All these will enable me fill in your names in through an attorney I will
engage his service in the bank.You can contact me on my private email
addresses: (jonlarry@hotmail.com) OR (jonlarry11@yahoo.co.uk)
stated above,to enable us commence actions on this deal instantly.
Your genuine honest cooperation is required to enable us achieve this
purpose; I guarantee that the entire transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangements.
Await your urgent response.
Yours Sincerely,
John Larry
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