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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: ricsonjones2com@itloox.com
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 7:14:00
Subject: REQUEST FOR UR ASSISTANCE....
FROM THE DESK OF: MR. ERIC JONES,
PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT COMETH INTERNATIONAL
BANK OF NIGERIA MARINA- BRANCH, LAGOS.
DEAR FRIEND,
RE:TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$30.5M DOLLARS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FIRST,I MUST
SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION.THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF IT'S NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.THOUGH I KNOW THAT A
TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED.BUT IAM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THH DAY.WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION AS WE HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR DISCRETENESS AND ABILITY.
MY NAME IS MR. ERIC JONES, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT ROYAL TRUST & SECURITIES BANK OF NIGERIA, I AM WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK(MR. STEPHEN REINHART) WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER 1999[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN COMFIRM IT YOURSELF THROUGH THIS WEB SITE http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html .
SIR, SINCE THE DEMISE OF MR. STEPHEN REINHART , I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH
KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OFUS$30.5M(THRITY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN A FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT,WHICH THE BANK UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS IT TO BE CLAIMED BY ANY AVAILABLE FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE LATE BENEFICIARY OR ALTERNATIVELYBE DONATED TO A DISCREDITED TRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITIONSATTHE MILITARY WAR COLLEGE IN KADUNA STATE HERE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA.THIS FUNDHAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXTOF
KIN,AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUND..IN VIEW
OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME/COMPANY COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM.THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OFKIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A NIGERIAN CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE 10% WILL TAKE OF ANY EXPENSIS THAT MIGHT BE INCURED IN THE PROCEES OF SUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER AND THE REST WILL BE FOR ME.
THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR
RETIREMENT. UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOU, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A DRAFT
APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WiLL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND
THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND
THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT AS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.
BEST REGARDS,
MR. ERIC JONES,
COMETH BANK INTERNATIONAL
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