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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: "Gregory Okoh" <gregman001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: gregorokoh001@myway.com
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 18:38:36 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK:Mr.OKOH GREGOR.
FROM THE DESK:Mr.OKOH GREGOR.
BRANCH MANAGER,
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC (UBA)
PLOT 669, ILupeju STREET,
P O BOX 75455,VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.
LAGOS NIGERIA
YOUR KIND ATTENTION:
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone
through your remarkable profile on the internet. Though,this medium
(Internet)has been greatly abused,I choose to reach you through it because
it still remains the fastest,surest and most secured medium of
communication.However,this correspondence is unofficial and private,and it
should be treated as such.
I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may
think of. I am MR.OKOH GREGOR, a United Bank For Africa PLC Branch manager,
ILupeju Branch NIGERIA.I am contacting you based on Trust and
confidentiality that will be attached to this deal.
The Management and the Legal department of our BANK (UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA
PLC NIGERIA) in a recent meeting,recommended that the account of
Mrs.Schranner Maria, who was one of my branch depositor,should be declared
dormant and confisticate the depositor?s fund to the Bank Treasury according
to Nigeria Banking and Financial law.She is a foreigner based in Nigeria,
unfortunately She is late.She died on a fatal plane crash on monday,31
july,2000,13:GMT 14:22 uk with other passengers on board as you can confirm
through this website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm,She is an account holder
in my branch, she owns a dollar account with the sum of US$38.6M (Thirty
Eight Million, Six Hundred United States Dollars Only) deposited in the
account. Infact it happened that since her death,the next of kin of the
dollar account holder(The brother) has not shown up for the claim.
This is where I am interested on and this is where I want you to come in.I
want you to come in as the relation of thedeceased,I will give you the
contact of the attorney,you will have to write to him Telling him,you are a
relation to the deceased and that you have found out that Mrs.Schranner
Maria has an account with UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC ILLUPEJU BRANCH
NIGERIA,which you wants to lay claims through his legal authority.He is
going to be happy to assist you.I will be the one to provide the vital
documents for the claims of the money.
Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this
mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your
willingness to assist in this transaction.We will use our positions to get
all internal documentations to back up the claims.The whole Procedures will
last only 7 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully Without
trace even in future.Pleasse,i need the following:
1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3.HOME ADDRESS
4.COMAPNY NAME AND ADDRESS.
5.YOUR PASSPORT PHOTO
After successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share the money
60-40.
I sincerely will appreciate your acknowledgement through my alternative
E-mail:gregorokoh001@myway.com as soon as possible to indicate your interest
to enable us proceed.
Yours Truly,
Mr.OKOH GREGOR.
Branch Manager,United Bank For Africa.
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