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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: "drahmed usman" <drusman_ahmed01@msn.com>
Reply-To: dr_ahmed@sify.com
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:35:01 +0000
Subject: CAN WE TRUST YOU?
DR USMAN AHMED
OPERATION MANAGER
CITI BANK PLC
40 MARINA STREET
LAGOS.
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:dr_ahmed@sify.com
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL,
First, I'm soliciting your utmost confidenciality in this Transaction.I am
DR USMAN AHMED,the foreign
Operations Manager, Citi Bank Plc.One of our customers who bears the same
name with you, a national of your country, who used to work with Chevron Oil
Producing Company in Nigeria that died On the 26th of December 2003,on
the single reason of visiting his in-laws. His wife {A LEBANESE} and their
only daughter were involved in a Plane crash on their way home for the
holidays and were among the 111 people confirmed dead. Since then I have
made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of his extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family or relative hence I contacted
you.I'm taking this advantage in order to better my life and that of my
family. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at
Twenty million seven hundred thousand US dollars Left behind by our customer
before it get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by our bank where this
huge amount was deposited Our bank has issued me a notice to provide the
next of kin or have the account confiscated in the next six months. For the
fact that I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives since then I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, so that
the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of
your positive response, we shall then discuss the percentage that is coming
to me after the money is been credited in your chosen account and the
modalities for transfer.
I can assist in procuring the necessary information and legal documents that
may be needed to actualize this proposal since I will contract the services
of our bank accredited lawyer who will legally
represent you here. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to
enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.
Please view the WEBSITE:
www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
If this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly get back to me .I want you to
also furnish me with your private telephone/fax or preferably your mobile
numbers and I will have to apply for the release and subsequent Transfer of
the fund in your favour. Thank you in advance for your anticipated
cooperation.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr Usman Ahmed.
Please upon your response include your private telephone and fax for further
and oral communication.
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