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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: "jessica wadu" <jwadu5555@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 09:13:20 +0000
Subject: From Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
>From Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
Marina Lagos,
Nigeria.
Prviate email:joness20005@yahoo.co.uk
Attention : Sir,
Compliment of the day and how is life generally with you? Of course it
is my humble wish to solicit and crave your indulgence to make this project
request for a joint business transaction which I hope will not come to you
as a surprise, hence I plead for your pardon. I am Dr.Jones Amani, the
manager in the headquarters of union bank of Nig. Plc. Lagos. I have an
urgent and confidential business proposal for you. On April&am p;nb sp;15,
2001, an American oil consultant/contractor with Nigerian National Petroleum
corporation (NNPC) Mr. Peter Bush made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for
twelve calendar months valued at US$30,000,000.00(Thirty Million US Dollars)
in my branch. On maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarded
address but got no reply after months we send a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employee (Nigerian national petroleum
Corporation) that Mr. peter Bush died in a plane crash accident. On further
investigation, it was clear that he died without&a mp;nb sp;making a will.
All attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that Mr. Peter Bush did not declare any
next of kin or relations in all his official documents including his deposit
document in my bank. The total sum US$30,000,000.00 is still in my bank as
dormant account. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to
Nigerian banking law, after four years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the Nigerian Government. If the account owner is certified
death and&nbs p; ;nobody comes forward to claim it. My proposal is that I am
looking for a foreigner who will stand in as the beneficiary/next of kin.
This is simple. All you have to do is to immediately send me the details of
a bank account anywhere in the world, your address, your telephone and fax
numbers for me to arrange payment of the money in your favour as the
relation of late Peter Bush who died in a plane crash and the money will
then be paid to you legally for us to share in the ration of 60% for me 30%
f o r you while the remaining 10% will be set aside for expenses
re-imbursement. I know that a transaction of this magnitude would make
anyone apprehensive and worried. But I am assuring you that all will be well
at the end of the day. A boldstep taken shall not be regretted, I assure
you. Please do not be informed that this business transaction is 100% legal
and there is no risk involved. I am using my position as the bank manager
and connection in the bank here to arrange the payment in your favour as the
relation of ; Late Mr. Peter Bush. We shall employ the services of an
attorney to obtain all necessary documents and letter of administration in
your favour for the payment. If you are interested, please replyimmediately
through my private email address for discussion as soon as you receive this
mail and be rest assured that this transaction could be mostprofitable for
both of us. Please do not expose this deal if you are not interested because
if you do, it will take me out of seat. Please reply in strict confidence to
my contact email joness20005@yahoo.co.uk As soon as i receive your response,
i will send you some documents which you will show to our bank when
demanded.
Sincerely with warm regards,
Dr.Jones Amani.
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