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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: "James Gaje" <james_gaje@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:50:49 +0000
Subject: Get Back To Me Very Urgent,
Hello,
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction. This is by virtue
of it's nature as it is a top secret and should be held very
confidential.Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make
any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be
well at the end of the day when you know more about everything that is
involved. I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this
transaction.
Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I am Mr. James Gaje,the
group head, Banking Operations Department of GLOBAL MARCHANT BANK PLC. I
came to know you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to
handle this confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of huge
sum of money to a foreign account which requiring maximum confidence.
A foreigner who is an oil merchant with Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) with business of transportation of crude oil until his
death some yearago in a Kenya Airline plane crash that plunge into the coast
of Abidjan shortly after taking off (Airbus A-310 Flight KQ435), has a
domicile account with our bank. This account as at the end of march 2001 has
a standing balance of (US$25.5 million (twenty five million five hundred
thousand US Dollars) Only.
The other necessary information will be given to you afteindication of your
interest.The Bank has been expecting members of his family to appear for the
claim of the said funds as he did not clearly state his next of kin during
the account opening. The unavailability of the beneficiary's next of kin has
given our Bank concern after this longperiod that the account has been
unoperational.
The board of directors recently have mandated that I search for the
beneficiary's next of kin. This I have sought through several international
Gazette but no positive result. The management will declare the money as
unclaimed effect and subsequently will confiscate the whooping sum. In other
to avert this negative development, I have decided to seek your permission
to have you stand as Next of Kin to the deposit so that the funds US$25.5
Million will be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary's
next of kin. All documents with proof to enable you get this fund are in my
position and the process will be perfectly and legally worked out.
I am assuring you that this business is (100 % risk free) As soon as I
receive acknowledgement receipt of this message in acceptance of the
business proposal, I will furnish you with the necessary information and
disbursement ratio we will work out to suit both parties.
If this proposal is accepted by you contact me immediately as I look forward
hearing from you.indicate by replying this letter and putting in your
private phone,mobile and fax numbers for easy communicating,
I await your kind response,
Best regards
Mr. James Gaje.
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