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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: "edwards michael" <edwardsmichael_dr@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_edwards_michael_m@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 18:11:04 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED
DR. EDWARDS MICHAEL,
HEADQURTER,
CITIBANK OF NIGERIA.
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
35-40 MARINA STREET,LAGOS ISLAND.
234-8023442598
Dear friend,
First, I'm soliciting your utmost confidenciality in this Transaction.
I am Dr Edwards Michael, credit officer with CitiBank of Nigeria PLC, Lagos.
I
came to you in my private search for a reliable person to handle this
confidential transaction, which involves huge sum of money to your
country.
THE PROPOSITION:
A foreigner an American, late Mr Morris Thompson (SNR) who died on
February 4th, 2000 board Alaska Airlines Flight 261. alonside other 87
passengers .
Please view the website below for verification.
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html,
while returning to his country from a business trip. He Banked with us
at CitiBank of Nigeria plc Lagos and had a closing balance worth
US$15.6,Million, having heard of the tragic incident involving late Mr
Morris Thompson (SNR) the bank now expects a next of kin as
beneficiary.
Valuable efforts have been made by CitiBank to get in touch with any of
his family's but I personally found out that he until his death neither had
wife nor children that is known to us.
Meanwhile this is the website of the people that died in the Alaska
Airlines Flight 261, The only name of next of kin given to us by late Mr
Morris
Thompson unfortunately was with him in the same flight that crashed,
and this is unknown to the bank. I'm taking this advantage in order to
bettermy life and that of my family, I now decided to seek your permission
to
have you stand as next of kin to late late Mr Morris Thompson, so that the
fund (US$15.5M)will be released in to your account as the next of kin. All
documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully
worked out, by the lawyer that I will employ to work with me down here on
your
behalf.
I am assuring you that this transaction and its procedures is 100%
legal and risk free involvement.
Your share stays while the rest will be for myself. The sharing of the
fund between the two of us will be as follows: 30% of the tatal sum will go
to you for your effort and commitment to the sucess of this transaction.
65% will be for us here. While 5% as been set aside for expenses incured in
due process of this transaction.
As soon as I receive an acknowledge of the receipt of this message in
Acceptance, I will immediately start up with the process. If this
proposal is acceptable by you, kindly get to me .
I want you to also furnish me with your private telephone/fax or
preferably your mobile numbers, address and I will have to apply for the
release
and subsequent Transfer of the fund in your favor.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
Dr Edwards Michael
(Credit Officer, Citibank Of Nigeria)
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