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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: "abu_john" <abu_john@terra.com.mx>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 15:35:09 -0600
Subject: DEAR FRIEND
ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM
BEFORE I START, I MUST FIRST APOLOGIZE FOR THIS UNSOLICITED MAIL TO YOU. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS CERTAINLY AN UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO STARTING A RELATIONSHIP, BUT AS TIME GOES ON YOU WILL REALIZE THE NEED FOR MY ACTION. LET ME INTRODUCE MY SELF MY NAME IS MR ABU JOHN I WORK WITH STANDARD TRUST BANK NIGERIA IN DEPARTMENT OF FOREGNING REMMETANCE AND AM ALSO A FRIEND TO LATE MR RICK DIXON, A CITIZEN OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO WORKED WITH AN OIL COMPANY IN NIGERIA.
HERE IN AFTER REFERRED TO AS MY FRIEND. ON THE 21STOF APRIL 2000, MY FRIEND, HIS WIFE ANDTHEIR THREE CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A GHASTLY MOTOR ACCIDENT ALONG SAGAMU EXPRESS ROAD HERE IN NIGERIA. MY FRIEND AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE ACCIDENT. SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO THEIR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY FRIEND EXTENDED RELATIVES, WHICH HAVE PROVED ABORTIVE. AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCESSFUL ATTEMPTS,I HAD THE NEED TO CONTACT YOU.
MY MAIN REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU IS BECAUSE I WANT YOU AND I TO SHARE HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TOGETHER,SO I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY LATE FRIEND BEFORE THEY ARE CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THEY ARE DEPOSITED/LODGED. PARTICULARLY, THE STANDARD TRUST BANK NIGERIA WHERE THE DECEASED HAS A FIXED SUM OF FOUR POINT FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS(US$4,5M).BANK HAS ISSUED A FINAL NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY FRIEND OR THEY WILL BE LEFT WITH NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO CONFISCATE HIS FUNDS.
SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING MY FRIEND RELATIVES FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS, NOW I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY LATE FRIENDGOING BY THE FACT THAT BOTH OF YOU ARE OF THE SAME NATIONALITY ,SO THAT THE SAID FUNDS AS STATED ABOVE I.E, THE SUM OF US$4,5M BE PAID INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT YOU WILL PROVIDE TO THE BANK INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT TO STANDARD TRUST BANK NIGERIA.WE CAN USE THE MONEY FOR INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY WHICH YOU WILL HAVE 50% SHARE AND 50% FOR ME
I HAVE NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE USED TO BACK UP THE CLAIM. WHAT I REQUIRE FROM YOU IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS ARRANGEMENT THROUGH.I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.
PLEASE REPLY ME VIA MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS:
john_abu1@YAHOO.COM
FINALLY, KINDLY GIVE ME YOUR CONFIDENTAIL
PHONE/FAX NUMBERS SO THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE
EFFECTIVELY.
AWAITING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
ABU JOHN
BANKER
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