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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: "Scott Edwards" <scottedwards0005@msn.com>
Reply-To: sced007@yahoo.com.au
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 23:21:58 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED PLEASE!
FROM THE OFFICE OF MR.SCOTT EDWARDS
PRIVATE EMAIL:sced007@yahoo.com.au.
CITI TRUST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
PIB PLAZA,BROAD STREET
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Good Day To You
with warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings, and I hope this mail
meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might
seen to you, as we have not meet personally or had any dealings in the past,
I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and immense
benefit.
it is my pleasure to write and inform you, that I chosed you to act as next
of kin to late Mr. Gerald Smith, But be rest assured that I got your contact
particulars while I was sholving the net, for a reliable and capable
foreigner that will handle confidentially a transfer of huge sum of money
from CITI TRUST BANK to a foreign bank account. The deal in details:
A foreigner, late Mr. Gerald Smith was an oil merchant/contractor with the
federal government of Nigeria and resides here in Nigeria not until his
untimely death some year ago in ghastly plane crash. (Late Mr. Gerald Smith)
who perished in the plane crash of October 31, 2003 {with Egyptian airline
990} with other passengers aboard as you can confirm it your self at this
WebPages: http://www.bromike.com/departed/egypt.html.
He had a deposit of (us$10,000,000.00) Ten million United States dollars,
here with the CITI TRUST BANK of Nigeria before his death on October 31,
2003. I am his accountant officer at CITI TRUST BANK, and till now nobody
has serviced this account or shown up for his money since after his death
till date.
Although efforts have been made by the bank management to get in touch with
his next of kin or any of his relations, but all to no avail (he had no
children or any relative to stand as the next of kin). It is on this note
that I decided to contact you to come and stand as the NEXT OF KIN to late
Mr. Gerald Smith.
This sum of money is now kept in the deceased account of the CITI TRUST
BANK, please understand that this money (us$10,000,000.00) when transferred
into your account will be shared with the ratio of: (1) 40% to you as the
chosen the next of kin and account owner, (2) 50% for me 10% will be mapped
out for the balance of every expenses made local or international during
this transaction.
this transaction is 100% risk free, for I have concluded every arrangement
to safeguard you in this transaction. Therefore, if you wish to assist me,
hasten up and send this following information to enable me effectively
process the necessary document for smooth transfer into your account, as to
be nominated by you as the next of kin to late Mr. Gerald Smith. You are
urgently required to send to me.
The name to be used in changing the existing next of kin at the bank. Your
bank name and address, where the money will be transferred, your account
name and account number and swift code, which will be use, your private
telephone and fax number for fast and safety communication. I know we have
never met or entered into any kind of transaction with you before as to know
the extent of your trust and honesty.
But based on my spirit acceptd you, I personally want to believe that you
will not sit on this money if it finally gets to your account. It is on this
note I consider it proper to write and ask for your consent, and permission
to support the transfer into your account. Please, for security reasons
acknowledge the receipt of this latter by mailing me back through this my
private e-mail address; (sced007@yahoo.com.au)and also for easey
communicaion use the above email.
Finally to enable me obtain some documents on your behalf as the true
beneficiary of the fund, you are advice to send these information's below.
(1) Your full name and address, (2) your age/ occupation / gender, and all
this information will enable me make the change from our central compute on
your favor as the true existing next of kin to my late client Mr. Gerald
Smith.
Await your urgent responds.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Scott Edwards
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