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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: "Ahmed Adamu" <ah_medadamu3@msn.com>
Reply-To: samokiri@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:59:28 +0000
Subject: REPLY ME SOON!!
DEAREST ,
MY NAME IS DR CHRISTOPHER EMEHOR
I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK(WILLIAM BARNES),OF
YOUR COUNTRY WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER 1999
[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN SEE FROM
THE
WEBSITE BELOW : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm
SIR, SINCE THE DEMISE OF WILLIAM BARNES, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN
INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS
COME TO CLAIM FUNDS OF USD20M,[TWENTHY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS]WHICH
HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
ON THIS NOTE, I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT
OF KIN.AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS.
THE BANKING REGULATION HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY FOR MORE THAN
EIGHTYEARS.AFTER EIGHT YEARS,THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK
TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADEMISSION
AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME/COMPANY COULD BE USED AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM.. THE REQUEST FOR A FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN
THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER
AND A NIGERIAN CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER..
I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN
RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE 10% WILL TAKE CARE OF ANY EXPENSES
THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED IN THE PROCESS OF EFFECTING THE TRANSFER,10%PERCENT
WILL BE DONATED TO ANY CHARITABLE ORGANISATION OF OUR CHOICE IN NIGERIA. THE
REST WILL BE FOR ME.
THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR
RETIREMENT.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A
DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF
KIN AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND
THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS
BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.
PLEASE REPLY TO MY
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS :chrisss_emed@yahoo.com
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
REGARDS,
DR CHRISTOPHER EMEHOR
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL :chrisss_emed@yahoo.com
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