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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: Martins Umeh <martinsumeh@live.com>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 09:52:10 -0400
Subject: From The Desk of Mr. Martins Umeh
From The Desk of Mr. Martins Umeh
From Foreign Remittance Dept of
Zenith Bank plc,
Corporate Office.
136, Adeola Odeku Road,
Victoria Island,
Lagos Branch.
Email: e-desk@live.com
Attention Friend,
Best compliment of the day. My name is Mr. Martins Umeh,
from foreign remittance dept of Zenith Bank plc, branch
section, in charge of credit and foreign bills of one of the
Zenith Bank plc. However, I got your contact through my
Internet search.
I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my Bank
Engr. Barry Anand, who perished with his whole family of
wife and 2 kids along with 144 others which includes the
then Nigerian sports minister late Ishaya mark Aku, in an
Eas air-line plane crash in Kano northern Nigeria on may 4th
2002.There is an account opened in this Bank in 2002 with
account number ats1022002-109 by this great late
industrialist who died in the plane crash without a written
or oral "will" attached to his account.
I am the account manager to the late industrialist and I
personally have watched with keen interest to see the next
of kin since his death in 2002. This has proved abortive as
no one has come up to claim his funds hence there is no next
of kin or "will" attached to the account. As a banker to the
deceased, I am capable of transferring the credit balance of
the late industrialist's account to any foreign bank account
of my choice since I have the certificate of deposit for the
smooth transfer.
The total amount involved is (US$27m Million United States
dollars). However, I need a foreign partner who will act as
the next of kin and beneficiary to the industrialist and
provide a reliable offshore bank account where we can
transfer the (US$27m Million united states dollars).I have
already done all the necessary ground works for the smooth
transfer of the funds. However, I need you to act as the
next of kin to the deceased.
Since I have the certificate of deposit that can be used to
back up any claim we may make for the smooth transfer, the
moment I receive your positive response, it will take us
less than 7 banking days to transfer the money into your
bank account. For your assistance and co-operation, you will
take 40%, 50% to me, while 10% should be for expenses or tax
as your government may require of the entire (US$27m million
united states dollars), all I require is your honest
co-operation to enable us see this deal through.
Upon the receipt of your positive response, I shall forward
to you a text of application which you will send to the bank
for claim, I shall also send the certificate of deposit to
you, you may also wish to view this web site on the internet
to confirm the plane crash
http://www.airdisaster.com/photos/eas-kano/photo.shtml
Thank you as I await your Immediate Reply.
Gratefully treat as urgent
Martins Umeh.
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