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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: "DR MUSA" <drmusa@mail2banker.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ahmedmusang@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 01:23:00 -0800
Subject: GREETINGS
Dear Sir,
I sincerely write to seek your co-operation and trust to enable my colleagues
and I carry out an urgent business opportunity in my department. I work
with the National Bank of Nigeria PLC, currently I am the senior manager of
bills and exchange at the foreign remittance department of my bank. I have
an urgent and confidential business proposal for you. On June 6, 2000, an
American oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum
corporation (NNPC) Engr. Barry Kelly made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for
twelve calender months valued at US$10,000,000.00(Ten Million US
Dollars) in my branch. On maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarded address but got no reply, after months we sent a reminder and
finally we discovered from his contract employer (Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation) that Engr. Barry Kelly died from an automobile accident. On further
investigation, it was clear that he died without making a WILL.
All attempts by the bank to trace his next of kin were fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Engr. Barry Kelly
did not declare any next-of-kin or relations in all his official documents
including his deposit document in my bank. The total sum
US$10,000,000.00 is still in my bank as dormant account.
No one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to Nigerian banking law, after five years, the money
will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if the account
owner is certified dead and nobody comes forward to claim it. This is the
situation,and my proposal is that I am looking for a foreigner who will
stand in as the beneficiary/next of kin. The process is simple. All you
have to do is to immediately send me the details of any bank account you wish anywhere
in the world for me to arrange the proper money transfer documents. The
money will then be transferred into the account for us to share in the ratio
of 60% for me 30% for you while the remaining 10% will be set aside for
expenses incurred during this process. There is no risk involved and I am using
my position and connection in the bank here to do all the documentation
for the transaction. We shall employ the services of an attorney to draft
the WILL and obtain all necessary documents and letter of administration
in your favor for the transfer. This transaction is risk free.If you are
interested,I will send to you the text of the application that you will
send to the National Bank of Nigeria Plc authorities for an approval to submit your claims.
If I have your consent you can respond via a response to this mail and clearly
indicate your direct telephone/fax numbers for effective communication that this
transaction requires.
Please note that you are not to appear in person, as every document regarding
this project will be strictly on documentations and every banking documents
needed for this transaction will be taken care of by myself.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours Faithfully
Dr. Ahmed Musa
National Bank of Nigeria Plc
Plot 30 Oba Akran Avenue
Ikeja - Lagos
www.nationalbankplc.com
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