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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: "johnbull ojo" <johnbullojo_2002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnbullojo300@uymail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:01:41 -1000
Subject: CALL FOR HELP
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC.
LAGOS-NIGERIA
E-mail -johnbullojo301@uymail.com
Dear Friend,
I am mr JOHNBULL OJO, Bank Manager of InterContinental Bank
Lagos-Nigeria.I have urgent and very confidential business proposal which I
know might interest you.
On June 6, 2001, a Foreign Oil cosultant/contractor with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, Mr.Clark Smith made a Fixed deposit of his
money with my bank, valued at US$17,500,000.00 (Seventeen Million Five
hundred Thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a rotine
notification to his home address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder letter upon which we finally discovered
from his contract employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
that Mr. Clark Smith died in car accident on the highway.
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. Clark Smith did not declare
any next of kin Or relations in his deposit mandate with my bank.
This sum of US$17,500,000.00 has carefully been moved out of my bank to a
security company for safe-keeping. the arrangement was perfected in such a
way that there will be no trace of the funds from any quarter, since no one
will come for claim. According to the Law of my country, at the expiration
of 5 (five) years, the money will diverted to the ownership of our Federal
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Now my proposal is that as a Foreigner, I will present you as the next of
kin and partner to the depositor,for the funds to be approved and paid to
you.Note that the funds is contained in a sealed trunk box deposted with the
security company as photographic materials and family items for export.
I am writing you because myself as a public servant, can not operate a
foreign account or have an account that is more than $1m.I have worked out
necessary arrangement for this transaction and you can be assured that there
is no risk involved.
I would not want this mail to get to you as surprised or embarrasement,my
intention is to move the funds into your country and invest it in a good
business venture, for this reason I want to work with you as Partner.Should
this proposal interest you, kindly send me an email,to enable me give you
more details about this. I have resolved in my mind to give you 15% of the
total amount for your assistance,including 15% from every proceed or
turn-over which the funds will generate from investment in the future. The
procedures for handling this transaction is simple, all the documents
relating to the deposit of the funds including death certificate and an
affidavit of claims will be proessed and send to you.
I want you to treat this matter with utmost confidentiality, and be rest
assured that this transaction would be of mutual benefits for both of
us,because my intention is to move my family to your country where I want
them to reside for safety. I will require your assistance to make residence
arrangment for them and to invest my share in your country.
Thanks for your understanding.
MR.JOHNBULL OJO
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