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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: "CHIEF JULIUS SMITH" <info_chief@alex4all.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 16:53:36 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU
Dear sir,
I am CHIEF JULIUS SMITH from the First Bank of Nigeria
Plc,Lagos Branch.I got your contact through a friend who attended a
trade mission in your country, but I did not disclose the nature of the
business to him.I
have urgent and very confidential business proposal for
you. On June 6, 1999, an America Oil consultant/contractor
with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
Mr. Charles
Ballassi made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at US$9,700,000.00(Nine
Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars )in my branch upon
maturity. I sent a rountine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply.After a month,we sent a reminder
and finally we discovered from his contract employers,the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Charles
Ballassi died in the plane crash of 31 October 1999[with Egyptian
990] with other passengers aboaed as you can confirm it yourself via
the
website below:
http://www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html
on further investigation, i found out that he died without making a
WILL, and attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that
Mr. Charles Ballassi did not declare any next of kin or
relations in all his official documents, including his
bank deposit paperwork in my bank. This sum of
US$9,700,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the pricipal sum at the end of each
year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.According
to Nigerian law, at the expiration of (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 as a
foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Charles
Ballassi so that the fruit of this old man's labour will not get into
the hands of some corrupt Government officials. This is simple, I will
like you to provide immediately your
full name and address so that the Attorney 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 attorney for the drafting and notarization of the WILL
and obtain the ecessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favour for the transfer.
Any 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 ratio of 60% for me
and 40% for you. There is no risk at all, the paperwork for
this transaction will be done by the attorney and my
position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful
execution of ths transaction. If you are interested,please
reply immediately via the private email address below,upon
your responce,i shall provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality and be
rest assured that this transaction would be most
profitable for both of us because i shall require your
assitance to invest my share in your country.
Please upon the reciept of this mail message, send to me the following
to enable start the process of the fund into your bank account:
1. Your full Name
2. The name of your bank where you want the fund to be transfered
into, Account abd beneficiary
3. Your private Telephone and fax numbers
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email:
Thanks and regards,
chief_2002@ny.com
TEL: 234-1-4332026
CHIEF JULIUS SMITH
MANAGER,FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA Plc.
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