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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: "FREDRICK DUKE" <etiebet2006@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:43:59 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Fredrick Duke Etiebet Bank Manager of Zenith Bank, Lagos,
Nigeria. I have urgent and Very confidential business proposition for you.
In september 28th, 2002,a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the
Nigerian National petroleum Corporation, Mr.Harry Smith made a numbered time
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$25,000,000.00
(Twentyfive Million Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, I
sent a reminder and finally I discovered from his contract employers, the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.Harry Smith was Repartriated
from the country without any disclosed facts or reasonable Information of
what happened.
On further investigation, I found out that there was no trace of his next of
kin and all efforts of trace was fruitless. I also discovered that Mr. Harry
Smith did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$25,000,000.00 has carefully been moved out
of my bank to a security company for save purpose keeping.
No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to
Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to
the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will want you as a foreigner to stand as
the next of kin. I am writing you because as a public servant (Manager with
the bank), I cannot operate a foreign account or have an account that is
more than $1m. I therefore
want to present you as the next of kin (the rightful owner of the fund) so
that you can be able to claim it with the help of an accredited attorney.
Finally, I urge you to provide immediately your full names, phone/fax
numbers and your current mailing address so as to enable us commence the
paperwork that will
present you as the rightful beneficiary (next of kin) of the fund. As soon
as the money is transferred to you 60% is for me and some of my colleagues
that aware of this information while 30% is for you then 10% will carter for
some expenses.
for further information, you will also be a Bonafide Partner to any
Investment or Establishment we may procure in your country after you have
recieved this funds on our Behalf and your 30% is not Involved on this
Aspect.
Feel freel to ask any Question as regards to this Transaction and thank you
for your anticipated concern.I look forward to hearing from you and remain
Blessed.
Please reply immediately via my Email address.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details that will
help you understand this hitch free (risk free) transaction.
Thanks and God bless.
Mr Fredrick Duke Etiebet.
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