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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: "paul harold" <vinnpostal30@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rold_5sp@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:20:29 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSITION
Dear Friend
I am Mr. Harold Coker, branch manager Africa International Bank Plc Nigeria,
Lagos Branch. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition
worth of $6,230,000:00 for you.
On may 23, 2002, an American Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian
Nation Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Shaw Smith made a numbered time (Fixed)
Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$6,000,000:00 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 Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.
Shaw Smith 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. Shaw Smith did not declare any kin or relations in all
his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.
This sum of US$6,230,000.00 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 Nigerian Law, at the
expiration of 4 (four) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the
Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
I wouldn't want the money to be transferred because I found that some
management of the bank are trying to pull out the money from the decease
account and thereby transferring it into their personal account. So, this is
where i want you to come in as the next of kin to late Mr.
Smith Shaw so that the money will be transferred into your nominated account
and there after we share into 60%/40%. 40% will be meant for you and 60% for
me. It is only a foreigner that can only come in as the next of kin to the
decease so far there is relevant document to back the claim. I have in my
possession all document belonging to the late customer that will show that
you are the next of kin. When the transfer is done, i will then come over to
your country for my share and of which i will use my part to invest in your
country.
For the transfer to be done you need to apply to the bank as the next of kin
to late Mr. Smith Shaw. I will need you to give me your full name, address
and contact phone number so that i can send you the application form that
you will use to apply to the bank. As the branch manager, I will use my
position and influence to make sure that the bank approves you as the next
of kin to the decease.
I would want to assure you that you should have no fear because this
transaction is 100%risk free and the transfer will be down according to the
laid down rule of money transfer.
I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE SO THAT WE SHOULD GET THIS TRANSACTION STARTED AS
THERE IS NO TIME LEFT ON OUR SIDE.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Harold Coker
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