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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: "DR.WILLIAMS ADAMS" <w_adams66@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:16:18 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: THIS IS A PERSONAL LETTER PLEASE KINDLY TREAT AS URGENT THANK YOU.
FROM THE DESK OF MR USMAN BELLO
BRANCH MANAGER,
OWENA BANK PLC, LAGOS,NIGERIA
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MR.USMAN BELLO THE BANK MANAGER OF OWENA BANK PLC LAGOS BRANCH. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $25,000,000.00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN ANACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERSENG, MR BARRY KELLY WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN AN AUTO CRASH.
SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH,WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT-OF-KIN TO COME OVER AND PUT CLAIMS FOR THIS MONEY FOR THE FAMILY,BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE THE FUND FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES.
UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER THEIR FAMILY MEMBER NOR DISTANT RELATIVE HAS EVER APPEARED TO CLAIM THE SAID FUND. UPON THIS DISCOVERY,
I HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE TOTAL AMOUNT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE FUND SINCE NO ONE CAME FOR IT OR DISCOVERED THE MAINTAINED ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK, OTHERWISE THE FUND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BANKS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.
I HAVE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE AS STATED THUS; 40 % FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER,50 % FOR ME AND 10 % FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL ANDFOREIGNEXPENCESINCURRED BY YOU AND ME DURING THE COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS.
UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER, I WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND MIND MY SHARE. IT IS FROM THE 60 % I INTEND TO IMPORT AGRICULTURAL MACHINERIES INTO MY COUNTRY AS A WAY OF RECYCLING THE FUND.
I REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY A RETURN E-MAIL AND ENCLOSE YOUR PRIVATE CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER FULL NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOUR DESIGNATED BANK COORDINATES TO ENABLE ME FILE LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTSFOR NECESSARY APPROVALS BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE.
NOTE ; THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF ITS NATURE. I LOOK FORWARDTO RECEIVE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
GET BACK TO ME VIA EMAIL FOR MORE DETAILS; PLEASE YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IS HIGLY REQUIRED AS THIS TRANSACTION NEEDS AN UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY.
REGARDS,
MR. USMAN BELLO
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