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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: "Alex Mekoba" <alexmekoba400@msn.com>
Reply-To: alexmekoba500@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 18:00:03 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend
Dear Friend
I am Mr. Alex Mekoba, Bank Manager of Standard Trust Bank Plc, Lagos
Branch. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On
June 6, (2002), an American Oil consultant/contractor with the South Africa
Mining Corporation, late Engr. Thomas Richard made a numbered time (Fixed)
Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$10,500,000,000.00 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 the South Africa mining Corporation that late Engr. Thomas
Richard died from an car accident. On further investigation, I found out
that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of
kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered
that late Engr. Thomas Richard did not declare any kin or relations in all
his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.
This sum of US$10,500,000,000.00 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 and according to my country
Law, at the expiration of 7 (seven) years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the Nigeria 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 late Engr. Thomas Richard so that the fruits of this
man 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 Attorneys will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ
the service of an Attorney to process and notarization all the necessary
documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor in order for
the transfer to take place. A bank account in any part of the world which
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 45% for me and 45% for you, why 10% for any
expenses that will come out in this transaction, There is no risk at all as
all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by an Attorney and my
position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction. I need this information from you so that we can star the
papering of the transfer.
YOUR FULL NAME
YOUR FULL HOME ADDRESS
YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email
address below.( alexmekoba500@yahoo.fr) 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.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and regards.
Mr. Alex Mekoba
+234-803-6709831
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