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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: tomb@handbag.com
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:33:51 +0100
Subject: Attn:Soliciting For Your Partnership.
Attn:Soliciting For Your Partnership.
I am Mr.Tom Bello,Bank Manager of Owena Bank Ltd,Lagos Branch.I got your
contact from the world trade center (WTC) Regional office in lagos,Nigeria.Although
the details of my intention was not made known to them.Actually,I listed
your name amongst four other names and prayed over them.I decided to contact
you directly and have a very urgent & confidential bussiness proposition
for you & for our overall mutual interest.
On June 6th 1997,an American oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation Mr Barry Kelly made a numbered time(fixed)
deposit for twelve calendar months,valued at USD$25,000,000.00(twenty five
million dollars) in my branch.Upon maturity,i sent a routine notification
to his forwarded address but got no reply.After a month we sent a reminder,&
finally we discovered from his contract employers NNPC,that Mr.Barry died
in an automobile accident.On further investigation,i found out that he did
not leave a WILL & all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation & discovered that Mr.Barry did not
declare any next of kin in all his official documents,including his bank
deposit paperwork. This sum USD$25,000,000.00 is still floating in the bank
and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of
each year.
No one will come forward to claim it.According to Nigerian Laws, At the expiration
of 7 years,the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian government
if nobody applies to claim the funds. Consequently,my proposal is that i
will like you as a foreigner to stand in as a next of kin of Mr Barry Kelly.
(1) I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names & address
so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents & affidavits,which
will put you as next of kin.
(2)We shall employ the services of two attorneys for drafting & notarization
of the WIL and obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration
in your favour for the transfer.
(3)A bank account in any part of the world,which you will provide to facilitate
the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary.The money will be paid
into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for
you.
(4)Telephone and Fax numbers for an effective communication and briefing.
There is no risk at all as the attorney and my position will do the paperwork
for this transaction as the branch manager guarantees the successful execution
of this transaction.If you are interested,please reply immediately via this
private email address.
Upon your response,I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand.PLEASE OBSERVE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY,and
be rest assured that this would be most profitable for both of us because
i shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my private email below,please save me the
anxiety of endless waiting and God bless you.
Mr.Tom Bello,
Owena Bank Ltd.
Private email;tom14bello@netscape.net!
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