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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: "dave makonsi" <dave.makonsi@gmx.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:59:05 +0100 (MET)
Subject: AWAITING YOUR URGENT RESPONSE
AWAITING YOUR URGENT RESPONSE
Sir/Madam,
I know that this mail might come to you as a surprise
considering the fact that you don't know me before. May
I therefore use this medium to introduce myself to you.
I am Mr.Dave Makonsi, the bank Manager of Africa
Continentale Bank Lagos Nigeria. I have urgent and
very confidential business proposal which I think that we
might work together towards actualizing it success
On June 6th 2001, a foreigner Mr. WILLIAM PIERRE a French
citizen a consultant/contractor with shell petroleum company,
here in Nigeria made a numbered time(FIXED)or Twelve calendar
months valued US$17,500.000.00(Seventeen Million Five Hundred
Thousand US Dollars)in my branch.
Upon maturity of the fixed, I sent a routine notification
to his forwarding address but got no reply, after a month
I sent a reminder and finally discovered from his contact
employers(i.e.) Shell Petroleum Company that MR William Pierre,
his wife and two children died in a ghastly
motor accident.
On further investigation, I found out that MR William died
without making a WILL and all attempt to trace his
NEXT OF KIN was fruitless. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that MR William Pierre did
not declare any Next of kin or relations in his deposit mandate with my
bank.
And according to my country banking laws which we
operates on, after Twelve calendar months without any reply to
the notification of the maturity of the fixed sent, the funds
will be converted as the bank surplus for the year.
Based on the above, the said funds US$17,500.00(Seventeen
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars has been carefully moved
out of the bank and deposited with a security company for safe keeping.
This was perfected in such a way that there will be no
trace of the funds from any quarter since no one will come
forward for the claim of the funds. My proposal therefore is
that since you are a foreigner, I will present you as the
Next of Kin and partner to the depositor so that the funds
will be approved and paid to you.
The funds has been carefully packed and sealed in trunk
boxes and deposited with a security company as photographic
materials and family items for export.
I'm now contacting you on the grounds that I want you to
work with me and get these funds transferred to you as Mr.
William Pierre's Next of Kin for an investment venture in
your country and most importantly donate a reasonably
percentage of it to a charity homes for the continuous existence
of the less privilege ones ,hence I decided to send this mail to
you for your consideration to have you stand as the Next of Kin
and work with in actualizing the
successful conclusion of this transaction.
The procedures on how this transaction will be successfully
concluded without hitch is simple and has been mapped out as all
relevant documents relating to the deposit of the funds including death
certificate and an affidavit of claims will be procured and send to
you.
hence, I assure you a safe and 100% risk free transaction.
For your role in this transaction, I have resolved in my
mind that you shall be entitled to 30% of the total sum,5% shall be for
any incidental expenses that may be incur in the course of
this transaction ,8% will be denoted to charity homes while 57%
shall be for I and my colleagues for investment purpose in your
country.
As soon as I receive an acknowledgement of the receipt of
This message in acceptance of our mutual business proposal,
I will furnish you with further details that you may
Find necessary.
I want you therefore, to treat this matter with utmost
Confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction will
be of mutual benefits for both of us, as my intention is to move
my family to your country where I want them to reside for safety
Hence all reply in acceptance of my mutual business
proposal shall be sent to my confidential email address:
dave makonsi@netscape.net
Best Regards
Mr.Dave Makonsi
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