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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: EMMA LARRY <larryemma56@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:56:37 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF LARRY EMMA
POSSITION: CHIEF ACCOUNTANT,
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
(U.B.N) HOUSE #23/25 MARINA
LAGOS NIGERIA,
26/1/2007Dear Friend,
Good Day
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 Seem 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 You Were Chosen To Act
As Next Of Kin To LATE Raymond Beck. But Be Rest Assured That Your Contact Particulars Was Given To Me after A Due Search, For A Reliable And Capable Foreigner That Will Handle Confidentially A Transfer Of Huge Sum Of Money From UNION BANK OF NIGERIA To A Foreign Bank Account. The Deal In Details:
A Foreigner, LATE Raymond Beck Was An Oil Merchant/Contractor With The Federal Government Of Nigeria And Resides Here In Nigeria Not Until His Untimely Death Six-Year Ago In Ghastly Plane Crash. (LATE Raymond Beck) Who Perished In The Plane Crash Of OCTOBER 31, 1999 {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 $5 ,000,000.00) FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS, Here With The UNION BANK OF NIGERIA Before His Death On OCTOBER 31, 1999. I Am His Accountant Officer At The Union 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 Managements 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 Some Top Officials Of UNION BANK OF NIGERIA, Who Are Fully Aware Of The Incident Resolved And Asked Me To Find And Negotiate With A Trust Worthy Foreigner Who Is Willing To Assist, And Act As The Next Of Kin To The LATE Raymond Beck, This Sum Of Money Is Now Kept In The DECEASED ACCOUNT Of The Union Bank, Please Understand That This Money (US $5 ,000,000.00) When Transferred Into Your Account Will Be Shared With The Ratio Of:
1) 40% To You As The Chosen Next Of Kin And Account Owner,
2) 50% For My Colleagues And I,
3) 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 We Have Concluded Every Arrangement To Safeguard You In This Transaction. Therefore, If You Wish To Assist Us, Hasten Up And Send The Following Information’s To Enable Us Effectively Process The Necessary Document For Smooth Transfer Into Your Account, As To Be Nominated By You As The Next Of Kin To LATE Raymond Beck. 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 Which Will Be Use, Your Private Telephone And Fax Number For Fast And Safer 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 The Recommendation, I Personally Want To Believe That You Will Not Sit On The 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 Back Through My E-Mail Address.
Finally To Enable Me Obtain Some Documents On Your Behalf As The True Beneficiary Of The Fund, Your Advice To Send These Information’s Below.
1) Your Full Name And Address
2) Your Age/ Occupation / Gender
3) Your Telephone And Fax Number For Easy Communications.
POSSITION: CHIEF ACCOUNTANT,
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
(U.B.N) HOUSE #23/25 MARINA
LAGOS NIGERIA,
18/1/2007Dear Friend,
Good Day
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 Seem 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 You Were Chosen To Act
As Next Of Kin To LATE Raymond Beck. But Be Rest Assured That Your Contact Particulars Was Given To Me after A Due Search, For A Reliable And Capable Foreigner That Will Handle Confidentially A Transfer Of Huge Sum Of Money From UNION BANK OF NIGERIA To A Foreign Bank Account. The Deal In Details:
A Foreigner, LATE Raymond Beck Was An Oil Merchant/Contractor With The Federal Government Of Nigeria And Resides Here In Nigeria Not Until His Untimely Death Six-Year Ago In Ghastly Plane Crash. (LATE Raymond Beck) Who Perished In The Plane Crash Of OCTOBER 31, 1999 {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 $5 ,000,000.00) FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS, Here With The UNION BANK OF NIGERIA Before His Death On OCTOBER 31, 1999. I Am His Accountant Officer At The Union 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 Managements 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 Some Top Officials Of UNION BANK OF NIGERIA, Who Are Fully Aware Of The Incident Resolved And Asked Me To Find And Negotiate With A Trust Worthy Foreigner Who Is Willing To Assist, And Act As The Next Of Kin To The LATE Raymond Beck, This Sum Of Money Is Now Kept In The DECEASED ACCOUNT Of The Union Bank, Please Understand That This Money (US $5 ,000,000.00) When Transferred Into Your Account Will Be Shared With The Ratio Of:
1) 40% To You As The Chosen Next Of Kin And Account Owner,
2) 50% For My Colleagues And I,
3) 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 We Have Concluded Every Arrangement To Safeguard You In This Transaction. Therefore, If You Wish To Assist Us, Hasten Up And Send The Following Information’s To Enable Us Effectively Process The Necessary Document For Smooth Transfer Into Your Account, As To Be Nominated By You As The Next Of Kin To LATE Raymond Beck. 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 Which Will Be Use, Your Private Telephone And Fax Number For Fast And Safer 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 The Recommendation, I Personally Want To Believe That You Will Not Sit On The 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 Back Through My E-Mail Address.
Finally To Enable Me Obtain Some Documents On Your Behalf As The True Beneficiary Of The Fund, Your Advice To Send These Information’s Below.
1) Your Full Name And Address
2) Your Age/ Occupation / Gender
3) Your Telephone And Fax Number For Easy Communications.
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. Raymond Beck.
Await Your Urgent Response.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr, larry emmanuel
E-Mail;
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