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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: "ebelechi ovia" <ebelechiovia2@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:32:21 +0000
Subject: Urgent response is needed.
I am Mrs. Ebelechi Ovia
secratary to the operation manager
Access Bank,Lagos, Nigeria.
Email: ebelechiovia@accountant.com
ATTN Sir/Mdam
I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On June 6,
2004, a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, Engr. T. Dominic made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit
for twelve calendar months, valued at US$7,600,000.00, (Seven Million, six
hundred thousand Dollars) in my branch.
Upon maturity, my boss 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 Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
that Engr. T. Dominic died from an automobile accident.
On further investigation, we found out that he died without making a WILL,
and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. The bank therefore
made further investigation and discovered that Engr. T. Dominic did not
declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. No one will ever come forward to claim
it. According to Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the
money willrevert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody
applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you
as an Foreigner to stand as next of kin to late Mr. Philip Gregor so that
the fund US$7,600,000.00 will be released and paid into your account as the
next of kin. I have All documents and proves to enable get this fund has
been carefully worked out by me because of my position as the secratary to
the operation manager .So if you are interested in this deal, quickly
furnish me with your full names as it will appear in the claims doccuments
to the bank, your full address, telephone and fax number.
I am writing you because I as a public servant,i cannot operate a foreign
account. The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of 50% for
me 30% for you, 10% for all expensis and 10% for arphanage After getting
this fund accross to you, i intend to invest my share of this fund in your
country, under your supervission as i can not take them all to my country.If
you are interested, please reply immediately via my email address .
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 rest assured that this transaction would be most
profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest
my share in your country.(Buying of properties like houses, hotels etc)
Please do send me your private/mobile telephone fax number so that we can
have a smooth communication. Awaiting your urgent reply.
For security reason you can reply me through my personal lawyer Mr. Ali
Mohammed through Email: alimohammed@lawyer.com or call him at
234-8029334899.
Thanks and regards.
Mrs. Ebelech Ovia.
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