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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: "Mr Anthony Princewill" <anthonyprincewill1@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: anthonyprincewill@myway.com
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 05:33:15 -0800
Subject: RE;URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.
DEAR FRIEND,
BEST COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY. MY NAME IS ANTHONY PRINCEWILL.
I AM THE OPERATIONAL MANAGER IN ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT SECTION, INCHARGE OF CREDIT AND FOREIGN BILLS OF ONE OF THE PRIME BANKS IN NIGERIA. HOWEVER, I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY INTERNET SEARCH.
I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK MR. AKOTUAH SAMUEL TIO, A BRITISH CITIZEN WHO PERISHED WITH HIS WHOLE FAMILY OF WIFE AND 2 KIDS ALONG WITH 144 OTHERS WHICH INCLUDES THE THEN NIGERIAN SPORTS MINISTER LATE ISHAYA MARK AKU, IN AN EAS AIR-LINE PLANE CRASH IN KANO NORTHERN NIGERIA ON MAY 14TH 2002.
THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS BANK IN 2001 BY THIS GREAT LATE INDUSTRIALIST WHO DIED IN THE PLANE CRASH WITHOUT A WRITTEN OR ORAL "WILL" ATTACHED TO HIS ACCOUNT.
I AM THE ACCOUNT MANAGER TO THE LATE INDUSTRIALIST AND I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN SINCE HIS DEATH IN 2002. THIS HAVE PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS HENCE THERE IS NO NEXT OF KIN OR "WILL" ATTACHED TO THE ACCOUNT.
AS THE ACCOUNT MANAGER TO THE DECEASED, I AM CAPABLE OF TRANSFERING THE CREDIT BALANCE OF THE LATE INDUSTRIALIST'S ACCOUNT TO ANY FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT OF MY CHOICE SINCE I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT INVOLVED IS US$21M (TWENTY ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS). HOWEVER, I NEED A FOREIGN PATNER WHO WILL ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND BENEFICIARY TO THE INDUSTRIALIST AND PROVIDE A RELIABLE OFFSHORE BANK ACCOUNT WHERE WE CAN TRANSFER THE US$21M (TWENTY ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).
I HAVE ALREADY DONE ALL THE NECCESARY GROUND WORKS FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS. HOWEVER, I NEED YOU TO ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED BY PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING.
A. THE NAME OF YOUR BANK
B. ACCOUNT NUMBER AND NAME OF BENEFICIARY
C. ADDRESS, TEL, FAX, TELEX NUMBERS OF YOUR BANK.
SINCE I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER, THE MOMENT I RECIEVE ALL THE ABOVE ( A-C ) , IT WILL TAKE US LESS THAN 14 BANKING DAYS TO TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND CO-OPERATION, YOU WILL TAKE 30% OF THE ENTIRE US$21M (TWENTY ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS), WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR ME.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE, I SHALL FORWARD TO YOU ALL THE NECCESARY DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE DECEASED ACCOUNT INCLUDING HIS FULL IDENTITY AND MY IDENTITY, ALSO THE NAME OF MY BANK. YOU MAY ALSO WISH TO VIEW THIS WEB SITE ON THE INTERNET TO CONFIRM THE PLANE CRASH <http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/020506nigeriacrash/>
THANK YOU AS I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY.
GRATEFULLY TREAT AS URGENT.
ANTHONY PRINCEWILL.
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