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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: "Harrison .J Mark" <harrisonmark17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: harrisonmark23@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 09:58:35 +0100
Subject: Your Attention
FROM: Mr. Harrison Mark
Attention:Sir/Madam,
Having gotten your contact details through the Internet, coupled with my
deep interest to invest in your country, I decided to contact and solicit
your mutual assistance.
I am Mr.Harrison.J Mark a Banker in one of the leading Commercial Banks here
in Nigeria. One of our costumer Mr.William Smith and his wife. died in a
ghastly motor accident while on a business trip on the 24th of August
2002.The said couple had no children and any known relative and was about
63years old before their death. He never identified with anybody as his
relative and investigation made could not trace any known relative of the
late couple.
Before his death, he made a numbered time Fixed Deposit, valued of
12,755,889.00USD made from contracts he executed with Oil companies here in
Nigeria and the proceeds deposited with our Commercial Bank. Upon maturity,
we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
Few weeks ago, the Bank tried requesting that the next of KIN to the
deceased should come up to claim his fund deposited with our Bank.
After much effort made to locate any of their relation failed, Further
investigation showed that he and his wife died in a motor accident and we
went to NPC and was given a copy of the death certificate as a proof of
their death After much effort has been exhausted and non of their relation
could be found, I decided to contact you to have you stand in as the next of
KIN to claim the fund so that the bank will not declare the account dormant,
freeze or confiscate the amount as they stated in the letter sent to my
Department. Nobody will ever come forward to claim it, in accordance with
the Central Bank's banking policy and in conjunction with the Federal
Government law that at the expiration of 4 (four) years, the money will
revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to
claim the fund. Based on the above discovery, I decided to contact you to
stand in as the next of kin.
Consequently, I shall present you as the next of kin to Mr. William Smith so
that you and I can benefit from the fruits of this old man's labour to
enhance Humanitarian organization World wide. The money will be shared in
the ratio of 60% for me,35% for you and 5% for any arising contingencies
during the process of this transaction. There is no risk involved as I will
use my position as the Manager to guarantee the successful execution of this
transaction and it will take only 7- working days. Please you must observe
utmost confidentiality.
If you are willing to proceed, I would want you to forward to me your full
names, address and telephone number in order for me to file in an official
repot with the bank and also discuss with you.
Awaiting your urgent response.
Mr. Harrison Mark
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