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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: "Kenneth Philips" <kenneth@kennethphilips.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 02:53:55 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT MAIL PLEASE!
PLEASE THIS MESSAGE IS CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT, SO
TREAT IT WITH CARE AND REPLY IMMEDIATELY.
Dear Friend,
I know this write up might come as a surprise to you
since you do not now me before and I have not seen you
before too, that is the irony of life. Sometimes you
might get to meet people you have never come in contact
with me before through business or assistance or for
some other reasons. That is why no one can live
in isolation, such times are times like this.
I am meeting you for the first time and I hope and pray
that you will be able to assist me for the benefit of
both of us.
I am Mr. Kenneth Philips a South African, I am working
with one of the banks(south African branch here in
Nigeria) in Nigeria-Africa and I am the Accountant with
the Bank I had a friend from United Arab Emirates who is
an Oil Merchant. He was in my office on Friday25/01/2002
after the bank has stopped attending to customers with
some amount of money which he wanted me to assist him
transfer to his country in United Arab Emirates.
But since the bank has closed for customer's service,
I decided to help him deposit in a vault until Monday
when we will resume duty and then we will be able to
process the transfer for him.
However as faith will have it little did I know that he
would not live up to Monday. I waited for him throughout
Monday in my office but he did not turn up so after work
that day, I decided to check on him on my way home only
to learnt that he had traveled on a visit to one of his
Major friend were he meet his untimely death at the 27th
January bombast along with his son.
More so, right now as I am writing this mail, the sum of
US$12,000,000.00 belonging to him is still with us
in the bank .
I HAVE TRAVELLED TO HIS COUNTRY TO SEE IF I CAN TRACE ANY
OF HIS RELATION BUT I WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR THAT HE DID NOT
HAVE ANY RELATION BECAUSE HE WAS BROUGHT UP IN A MOTHERLESS
HOME.
I ALSO GATHERED THAT HE LOST HIS PARENT WHEN THE WAS
TWO MONTHS OLD AND HE WAS TAKEN TO MOTHERLESS HOME.
NOW I AM WORRIED BECAUSE IF THE MONEY IS NOT TRANSAFERED OF
BEFORE NEXT TWO MONTHS,THEGOVERNMENT WILL SEIZE IT AND TRANSFER
IT TO THEIR ACCOUNT AS AN ABOUNDON FUND.
AS IT IS,IDON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN AND SINCE THE REAL OWNER
IS DIED AND I HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT NOBODY WILL EVBER
COME FOR THE MONERY FOR LIFE AND IF I SHOULD LEAVE IT,THE
GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE,THAT IS THE REASON WHY I DECIDED TO
CONTACT YOU, SO THAT BOTH OF US CAN PUT HEADS TOGETHER
AND MOVE THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR OUR OWN US INSTEAD
OF ALLOWING THE GOVERNMENT TO CONVERT IT TO THEIR OWN.
And I don't intend allowing our bank to take it either. That is why I seek
your assistance right now. This is a transaction that is 100% risk free and
with 100%guaranteed.
If you can assisting for this US$12,000,000.00, I will share it with you on
30/70.
I mean 30% of the total sum will go to you for your assistance, while the
70% will be for me. But before I can do this with you, you have to give me
all the necessary Guarantee that you are honest.
Please you need to treat this with utmost Secrecy and
urgent.
Warm regards and Thanks
Mr. Kenneth Philips.
N/B:Please do send your response to my private email box for security
purpose:kenneth1@jumpy.it
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