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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: "OLUFEMI PEDRO" <olu_x2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: femi72_pedro@netfundu.com
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:25:59 +0000
Subject: Hello Dear friend,
FROM: MR OLUFEMI PEDRO
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK PLC.
Hello Dear friend,
Firstly, I'm soliciting your utmost confidentiality in this Transaction. I
am Mr Olufemi Pedro, credit officer with African Continental Bank of Nigeria
PLC, Lagos. I came to you in my private search for a reliable person to
handle this confidential transaction, which involves huge sum of
money to your country.
The Proposition: A foreigner an American, late Mr. Morris Thompson and his
Thelma Thompson and their only child Sheryl Thompson. Who died on January
31, 2000 on board Alaska Airlines Flight 261. Alongside 85 other passengers
a vacation. Please view the website below for verification.
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list
while returning to his country from a business trip.
He Banked with us at ACB BANK of Nigeria plc Lagos and had a closing balance
worth US$20.5 Million, having heard of the tragic incident involving late
Mr. Morris Thompson the bank now Expects a next of kin as a beneficiary.
Valuable efforts have been made by African Continental Bank to
get in touch with any of his family's but I personally found out that he
died alongside his wife and their only child. Meanwhile this is the website
of the people that died in the Alaska Airlines Flight 261, the only next of
kin given to us by late Mr. Morris Thompson was his only daughter which
unfortunately was with him in the same flight that crashed, and this is
unknown to the bank. I'm taking this advantage in order to better my life
and that
of my family; I now decided to seek your permission to have you stand as the
next of kin to late Mr. Morris Thompson, so that the fund (US$20.5M) will be
released into your account as the next of kin.
All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully
worked out, by the lawyer that I will employ to work with me down here on
your behalf. I am assuring you that this transaction and its procedures is
100% legal and risk free involvement.
Your share stays while the rest will be for me. The sharing of the fund
between the two of us will be as follows: 30% of the total sum will go to
you for your effort and commitment to the success of this transaction. 65%
will be for us here. While 5% as been set aside for expenses incurred in due
process of this transaction. As soon as I receive an acknowledgement of the
receipt of this message in Acceptance, I will mmediately start up with
the process. If this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly forward to me
your private telephone and fax numbers - preferably your mobile numbers,
address and banking information.
As soon as I observe this information, I will draft a text of application
which you will fill the information and send it to the bank for onward
Transfer of the fund in your favor.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
MR. Olufemi Pedro
(Credit Officer, ACB PLC (Nigeria)
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