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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: "ANTHONY MADUKA" <anthonymadu@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 01:55:38 -0800
Subject: GET BACK TO ME
FROM: THE DESK OF BILL
AND EXCHANGE DEPT.
ECO BANK PLC,
ANNEX-WEST AFRICA.
TELL:2348037110956
I AM ANTHONY MADUKA, I AM THE MANAGER BILL AND EXCHANGE DEPT ECO BANK PLC.
AT THE ECO BANK NIGERIA PLC ANNEX- WEST AFRICA.
WITH DUE RESPECT I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU BECAUSE OF THE PRESENT
SITUATION WITH OUR DEATH CUSTOMER. AND ALSO A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL
BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US, AT THE BANK'S LAST ACCOUNTS/AUDITING EVALUATIONS,
MY STAFFS CAME ACROSS AN OLD ACCOUNT WHICH WAS BEING MAINTAINED BY A FOREIGN
CUSTOMER WHO WE LEARNT WAS AMONG THE DECEASED PASSENGERS OF AN AIRLINE CRASH
ON 6TH NOV.2000.SINCE THE DECEASED WAS UNABLE TO RUN THIS ACCOUNT SINCE HIS
DEATH, THE ACCOUNT HAS REMAINED DORMANT WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS FAMILY
SINCE IT WAS PUT IN A SAFE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT IN THE BANK FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT
BY THE CLIENT.
SINCE HIS DEMISE, NOBODY NOT EVEN THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY HAVE APPLIED FOR
CLAIMS OVER THIS FUND AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SAFE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT UNTIL WE
DESCOVERED THAT IT CANNOT BE CLAIMED SINCE OUR CLIENT IS A FOREIGNER AND WE
ARE SURE THAT HE HAS NO NEXT OF KIN HERE TO FILE CLAIMS OVER THE MONEY.
AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPT, THIS DISCOVERY WAS BROUGHT TO MY OFFICE, SO AS
TO DECIDE WHAT IS TO BE DONE.I DECIDED TO SEEK WAYS THROUGH WHICH TO
TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE BANK AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY TOO. THE TOTAL
AMOUNT IN THE ACCOUNTS IS [SEVEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS]
(USD 7,300.000 MILLION ).
WITH OUR POSITIONS AS STAFFS OF THE BANK, WE ARE HANDICAPPED BECAUSE WE CAN
NOT OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND CANNOT LAY BONAFIDE CLAIM OVER THIS MONEY.
THE CLIENT IS A FOREIGN NATIONAL AND YOU WILL ONLY BE ASKED TO ACT AS HIS
NEXT OF KIN AND I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATIONS AND
BANK DATA TO ASSIST YOU IN BEING ABLE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY BANK OF
YOUR CHOICE WHERE THIS MONEY COULD BE TRANSFERRED INTO. I HAVE DECIDED TO
GIVE AWAY THIRTY FIVE % (35%) TO YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND TEN% (10%) FOR
ANY EXPENCIS THAT MIGHT ARISE DURING THE TRANSACTION OF THIS TRANSFER. WE
WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTIONIS ABSOLUTELY NO RISK SINCE WE WORK
IN THIS BANK WHICH IS WHY YOU SHOULD BE CONFIDENT IN THE SUCCESS OF THIS
TRANSACTION BECAUSE YOU WILL BE UPDATED WITH INFORMATION AS AT WHEN DESIRED.
I WILL PLEASE WISH YOU KEEP THIS TRANSACTION SECRET AS I AM HOPING TO RETIRE
WITH MY SHARE OF THIS MONEY AT THE END OF TRANSACTION WHICH WILL BE WHEN
THIS MONEY IS SAFELY IN YOUR ACCOUNT. I WILL THEN COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY
FOR SHARING ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUSLY AGREED PERCENTAGES.YOU MIGHT EVEN
HAVE TO ADVISE ME ON POSSIBILITIES OF INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ELSE
WHERE OF OUR CHOICE.PLEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS AND ENQUIRIES FEEL FREE
TO CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS anthostaff@yahoo.com AND
DO NOT FAIL TO SEND ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER FOR
EASIER COMMUNICATION.
THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
MR ANTHONY MADUKA
PHONE NUMBER 234-8037110956
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