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Fraud email example:
From: "musa adamu" <musaadamu_322@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:40:08 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND,
FROM ; MR.Musa Adamu.(ACCOUNTANT OFFICER)
COMPANY; FESTAC INTERNATIONAL BANK NIG, PLC.
CORPORATE HEAD OFFICE
ADD : Makay Plaza 23 road, P close
Festac Town , Lagos State , Nigeria.
PRIVATE PHONE ;+2348029206269.
EMAIL : mrmusa_adamu2005@yahoo.co.uk
DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS MR.Musa Adamu , I AM AN ACCOUNTANT OFFICER, WITH FESTAC
INTERNATIONAL BANK NIGERIA PLC. BASED IN LAGOS- NIGERIA.
THIS LETTER MIGHT COME AS A BIG SURPRISE TO YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT MET
FORMALLY NEITHER ARE WE FAMILIAR WITH EACH OTHER, BUT BY ALL INTENT I HAVE
NO OPTION BUT TO CONTACT YOU.
I HAVE SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WITH MY COMPANY AMONG THE BIG MULTINATIONAL
COMPANIES BASED HERE IN MY COUNTRY, BUT PRESENTLY I AM IN A DILEMA.
I HAVE A CERTAIN CUSTOMER BY THE NAME MR. BOB GALLAGHER, A LEBANESE CITIZEN
DOING BUSINESS HERE IN NIGERIA. BEIGN HIS ACCOUNT OFFICER ,I HAVE ACCESS TO
MOST OF HIS CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS AND ACCOUNT INFORMATION .
UNFORTUNATELY, MR. BOB GALLAGHER DIED IN A GHASTLY MOTOR ACCEDIENT 1 YEAR
AND 8 MONTHS NOW.
PRECISELY 6 MONTHS AGO MY CHIEF ACCOUNT OFFICER SURMMONED ME AND I WAS
DETAILED BY HIM ABOUT THE DEPOSIT HE HELD WITH OUR BANK AND IN HIS
ACCOUNT BALANCE CONTAINS THE SUM OF (U.S$7.5MILLION DOLLARS.)
(KINDLY NOTE THAT CERTAIN BANK DETAILS HAVE BEEN WITHELD FOR SECURITY
PURPOSES.)
AFTER MY MEETING WITH HIM WHOM I AM WELL KNOWN TO AS HIS ACCOUNT
OFFICER, I WAS INFORMED THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MR BOB GALLAGHERS NEXT- OF -
KIN TO COME AND COLLECT THE DECEASED DEPOSIT BEIGN THE ACCOUNT BALANCE WITH
THE
BANK.
TO MY GREATEST WORRY ALL EFFORTS I HAVE MADE TO REACH ANY OF HIS
RELATIVES HAS PROVEN ABORTIVE AND FOR THIS PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE
PERSONALLY INVESTIGATED ON MY LATE CUSTOMERS FAMILY DETAILS, AND FOUND OUT
FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE THAT HE HAD BEEN DEVORCED.
FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING A LOT OF SHIT FROM MY BANK
AUTHORITIES, AND THEY HAVE NOTIFIED ME THAT IF THE LATE MR. BOB
GALLAGHERS NEXT-OF-KIN FAILS TO COME FOR THE DEPOSIT, THAT THE BANK WILL USE
THE BANKING LEGISATION TO CONFISICATE THE DEPOSIT AND TRANSFER IT TO THE
STATES ACCOUNT AND THIS SIMPLE MEANS THAT THE MONEY WILL BE PAID INTO THE
BANKS TREASURY AND AUTHOMATICALLY IT BECOMES THE GOVERNMENT MONEY BECAUSE IT
HAS NO CLAIMANT.
AND IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT I AM CONTACTING YOU, BECAUSE WHOEVER I
PRESENT TO THE BANK AS LATE MR. BOB GALLAGHERs NEXT- OF - KIN IS NOT
QUESTIONABLE WITH THE ACCOUNT DOCUMENTATION IN MY POSESSION.
WE STAND TO MAKE A LUCRATIVE PROFIT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ASSISTING ME TO
ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE ,BY PROVIDING YOUR ACCOUNT FOR THE TRANSFER OF THIS
MONEY AS I PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT-OF- KIN TO MY LATE CLIENT, MR. BOB
GALLAGHER.
I WILL PROVIDE ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS THAT WILL POTRAY YOU AS THE NEXT-
OF - KIN TO LATE MR BOB GALLAGHER. I WISH TO STATE HERE AND ASSURE YOU THAT
THIS IS 100% RISK FREE AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND CAPABLE OF WORKING WITH
ME TO REALISE THIS OBJECTIVE I AM WILLING TO GIVE OUT 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM
TO YOU WHILE I TAKE 70%.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR ENQUIRIES, DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME VIA
THIS EMAIL ADDRESS (mrmusa_adamu2005@yahoo.co.uk)
OR MY PHONE , +2348029206269..(FOR SECURITY PURPOSES.)
KIND REGARDS AND GOD BLESS, WHILE I AWAIT YOUR ASSISTANCE IN GOOD
FAITH.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MR.Musa Adamu
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