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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: "kenneth emeka" <fransco02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kemeh@mail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 09:58:40 +0000
Subject: RE
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Kenneth Emeh, Bank Manager of ZenithBank,Lagos, Nigeria.
I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
On June 6, 1997, a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor
with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr.Michael
Allison made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar
months, valued at US$36,500,000.00, (Thirty-six Million, five
hundred thousand Dollars) in my branch.
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a
reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers,
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.Michael
Allison died from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I
found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace
his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered
that Mr.Michael Allison did not declare any kin or relations in all his
official documents, including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Bank. 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 like you as
an Foreigner to stand in as the owner of the money . I am writing
you because I as a public servant (Manager with the bank), i cannot operate
a
foreign account or have an account that is more than $1m.
I want to present you as the next of kin to the
account so you can be able to claim the with the help of my attorney. This
is
simple. I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address
so that
the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents which will put you in
place as
the as the next of kin to Mr.Michael Allison . Note that 65% of
the total fund will be for me,5% for any expenses incured by both parties
while the remaing 30% for you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by the
Attorney and this will guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via
my email address . Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more
details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us
because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in
your country.(Buying of properties like houses, hotels
etc)
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email
Thanks and regards.
Mr.Kenneth Emeh
Bank Manager,
Zenith Bank International Plc.
Reply to: kemeh@mail.com
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