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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: "markobieze62@yahoo.it" <infobank@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:34:36 +0100
Subject: Good day
Dear friend,
I am Mr. Mark Obi-eze, Bank Manager of Union Bank of Nigeria, Lagos Branch.
I
have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
On December 8, 1999, a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, Mrs. Ann Barbara Myers made a numbered time
(
Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$25,000,000.00
(Twenty-five Million US Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a
routine
notification to her forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we
sent a reminder and finally we discovered from her contract employers, the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mrs. Ann Barbara Myers died
from
an automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that she died
without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace her next of kin were
fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mrs. Ann Barbara
Myers did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of S$25M is still
sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal
sum
at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it and
according
to Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert
to
the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to stand in as the next of
kin to Mrs. Ann Barbara Myers so that the fruits of this woman's labor will
not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple,
I
will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the
Attorneys will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will put
you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the service of two
Attorneys
to process and notarization all the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor in order for the transfer to take
place. A
bank account in any part of the world which you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 70%
for me and 30% for you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by the Attorneys and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please
reply
immediately via this my private email address. I shall then provide you with
more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction
would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your
assistance
to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email: markobieze01@walla.com
Best regards,
Mr. Mark Obi-eze.
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