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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: "olu bada" <olubada4747@msn.com>
Reply-To: olubadaciti@ny.com
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:31:21 +0000
Subject: Information
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Olu Bada , A Manager with Citi Group Plc, lagos, nigeria. I have
urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On June 6, 2001,
a British Oil consultant/contractor with the nigeria Solid Minerals
Corporation, Mr. Smith Lawrence made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at US$10,000,000.00 (ten Million Dollars) 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 nigeria Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr.
Smith Lawrence 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. Smith Lawrence did not declare
any kin or relations in all his official documents,including his Bank
Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$10,000,000.00 is still sitting
in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at
the end of each year.
No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of Republic of
nigeria, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the Nigerian 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 next of kin to Mr. Smith Lawrence so that the fruits of this old
man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ
the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to
obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate / administration in
your favor for the transfer.
A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 80%
for me and 20% for you. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for
this transaction will be done by the attorney and my
position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private
email address above.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me your
confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.
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. Awaiting your urgent
reply via my email address: olubadaciti@ny.com
Thanks and regards.
Mr Olu Bada.
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