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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: "naa bbaa" <naabbaa2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: naabbaa2@sify.com
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:38:51 +0000
Subject: Barrister.Tony Bello.
TONY'S & CO.,
SOLICITORS
Ground Floor Suite,
Block B, KAJOLA HOUSE,
62/64 Campbell Street,
Lagos , Nigeria.
Telephone.234-8032086641.
Reply to this.
email; naabbaa2@sify.com
Dear Friend,
This is a proposal in context but actually an appeal soliciting for your
unreserved assistance in consummating an urgent transaction requiring
maximum confidence. Though this approach appears desperate, I can assure you
that whatever questions you would need to ask or any other thing you will
need to know regarding this proposal will be adequately answered to give you
a clearer understanding of it, so as to arrive at a successful conclusion.
My name is Barrister.Tony Bello, an Attorney to a foreign Client Mr. Andrea
Schranner, he made several secret (fixed) Deposits for twelve calendar
months, valued at $10,000,000.00, (Ten Million Dollars) in a domicilary
coded account with Union Home Trust Limited Nigeria.
Upon maturity, the said funds could not be rolled over because he died in a
plane crash during his visit to United State of America (U.S.A)with his
family. See,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Presently only, the account’s officer and my self are acquainted with this
deposits, he did not include anyone as his spouse or next of kin in his
portfolio because the documents to this effect were still being prepared
until the unfortunate incident..The funds have been moved out of the bank
(as sundry funds) to an offshore Deposit Company in Europe.This is the
custom of the TRUST company in respect of demised foreign account depositor
with no next-of-kin.The TRUST COMPANY is awaiting,my submission his as his
attorney as they are aware that he had given me permission to prepare and
submit his next of keen before his fatal journey.
>From past experiences, I know that no one will ever come forward to claim
the deceased funds. According to Nigerian laws, at the expiration of 5
(five) years, the funds will be Unclaimed. In order to avert this negative
development, (the accounts Officer in the bank) and I do seek your
permission to do a CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP/REASSIGNMENT
OF CREDIT of stated funds from the 'deceased' to your name, so that the
funds ($10Million Dollars) would be released to you as the next-of-kin
(on behalf of account officer and I). We are writing you because, we cannot
transfer the money to ourselves with out raising strong suspicion.
Consequently, you will be presented as the appointed next of kin and
therefore the bona fide owner of the funds in the Deposit Company so you can
be able to claim them; after all necessary paperwork has being effected. For
us to commence, I will like you to provide the following information
immediately:
1. Full Names
2. Contact Address
3. Telephone and Fax numbers
Once I receive this information, I will prepare the necessary document,
which will put you in place as the new owner of the funds. The money would
then be released in your favor by the Deposit Company, for us to share in
the ratio of 70% for us and 30% for you. This dealis safe as all the
paperwork for this transaction will be done by me
the solicitor and this will guarantee the successful execution of
thistransaction.
If you are interested, please reply via my email address. Upon your
response, I shall then provide you with more details, and further
explanation that will help you understand the transaction. No doubt this
proposal will make you apprehensive, please we implore you to observe utmost
confidentiality and be rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because we shall require
your assistance to invest our share in your country (Real estate and any
other ideas you may have).
This is why your urgent action and response is of great essence which will
enable us concluding this transaction in a timely and professional manner.
I await your swift response hoping you accept my proposal, as time is of
equal essence in this project as well as it’s confidentiality.
Thank you and have a nice day.
Respectfully yours,
Barrister.Tony Bello.
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