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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: "Leo Mark" <leomark25@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:09:15 +0000
Subject: REQUEST
REQUEST FROM: MR. LEO MARK.
ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA
PLC MARINA- BRANCH, LAGOS.
TEL.234-803-804-6802.
TO: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
DEAR SIR\ MADAM,
RE:TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$25.5M DOLLARS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FIRST, I MUST
SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION.THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF IT'S NATURE
AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.THOUGH I KNOW THAT A
TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED. BUT
IAM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY.WE HAVE DECIDED
TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION AS
WE HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR
DISCRETENESS AND ABILITY. LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF TO YOU.
I AM MR.LEO MARK, A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WITH THE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
MARINA BRANCH OFFICE LAGOS.I CAME TO KNOW ABOUT YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR
A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION AS
WE ARE STILL IN ACTIVE SERVICE. THE PROPOSITION. A CANADA NATIONAL,LATE
ENGINEER JEFFREY LANDERCASPER,AN OIL MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA,UNTIL HIS DEATH THREE YEARS AGO IN A GHASTY AIR CRASH
IN AN EGYPTIAN AIRLINE,BANKED WITH US HERE AT UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
MARINA BRANCH LAGOS, AND HAD A CLOSSING BALANCE OF US$25.5M USD WHICH THE
BANK UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS IT TO BE CLAIMED BY ANY AVAILABLE FOREIGN NEXT-
OF-KIN TO THE LATE BENEFICIARY OR ALTERNATIVELY BE DONATED TO A DISCREDITED
TRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITIONS AT THE MILITARY WAR
COLLEGE IN KADUNA STATE HERE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA.SEQUEL TO THIS, FERVENT
VALUABLE EFFORTS WERE MADE BY UNION BANK PLC.TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE
MIGUEL'S FAMILY OR RELATIVES BUT PROVED TO NO AVAIL.
IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO
LOCATE ANY OF THE LATE ENGR.JEFFREY LANDERCASPER [NEXT-OF-KIN] HE HAD NO
KNOWN WIFE AND CHILDREN) THAT THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR
HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,(Retired)
MAJOR-GENERAL KALU UKE KALU THAT AN ARRANGEMENT BE MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE
DECLARED UN-CLAIMABLE" AND SUBSIQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND FOR THE
PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITON TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN
AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL.IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS CRUDE AND NEGATIVE
DEVELOPMENT,SOME OF MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO
HAVE YOU STAND AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO LATE ENGR. JEFFREY LANDERCASPER, SO
THAT THE FUND US$25.5M WOULD BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE
BENEFICIARY'S NEXT-OF -KIN.ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROVES TO ENABLE YOU RECIEVE
THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AND MORESO AS PROFESSIONAL BANKERS,
WE ARE ASSURING YOU OF 100% RISK- FREE INVOLVEMENT. YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE
THE REST WILL BE FOR MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES IN
YOUR COUNTRY.
IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ALRIGHT BY YOU,THEN KINDLY GET BACK TO ME on
(leomark3@yahoo.co.uk)IMMEDIATELY.
THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATON OF YOUR CO-OPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. LEO MARK
( Senior Accountant)
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
MARINA BRANCH
LAGOS.
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