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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: "Onyia Sabastin" <onyia_ss2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sabastinonyia_100@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:31:04 +0100
Subject: Dear Leal<Private>
GENERAL MANAGER OF
CONTINENTAL TRUST BANK PLC
LAGOS NIGERIA
SEND YOUR
REPLY TO MY
PRIVATE EMAIL sabastin@myway.com
Dear Leal,
This is a very private contact I am making with you. I am Mr. Sabastin Onyia, a Senior Manager of Continental Trust Bank Plc, Apapa Branch Lagos , Nigeria . One Engr. Adams Leal who was a customer in my branch and used to work with Chevron Petroleum Company as consultant here in Nigeria died in testate in October 2003 and nominated no next of kin to inherit the title over his investments with the bank.
Late Engr. Adams was banking in our branch and I was directly in charge of his account because he could not speak English fluently and requested that he wants me as the manager to be directly responsible for his account. As a matter of fact, he entrusted most of his banking documents in my care for safe-keep in our strong room. He lodged the sum of $22.2 Million (Twenty Two Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in a fixed bonded account to run for Eight years.
Consequently,
The bank made several enquiries to locate any of his relatives but no useful information has so far been gotten. Based on the above information, I have decided to link anybody to stand as Engr. Adams’s next of kin in order to claim the money he deposited in our bank as Fixed Solid Investment since it is obvious that nobody knew about it and if I declare it to the management of our bank, they will move it in their reserve account as profit. I seek your consent to present you as the next of Kin to the deceased since you are from the same country and you share the same surname so that the proceeds of this account valued at USD$22.2 Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be set aside for any expenses that may arise in the process
Note, there is no risk involved in this transaction, as I will give you all information you may need about Engr. Adams and his banking relationship with my branch to enable you stand as his next of kin to receive this money in your account. This transaction will go through normal banking process/procedures. I will direct you on how to apply for the claim of this money to our head office after I receive a reply of this mail from you. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seal this deal. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Be duly informed that I will be resigning from this banking work to come over to your country after the transfer of this fund for the sharing and investment opportunities. You need not to be afraid because in as much as I would want my reputation protected, I will protect yours too so if you keep to my guideline and instructions, we shall conclude this transaction within three weeks time without problems. Please treat this transaction with utmost confidentiality as I expect your response through this my email address below as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Mr. Sabastin Onyia
sabastin@myway.com
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