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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. Jeff Umeh" <umeh_jj@handbag.com>
Reply-To: mail2jeffumeh@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 15:14:31 +0100
Subject: Hello
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
# 16 OBIOMA STREET,
G. R A, ENUGU,
ENUGU STATE.
NIGERIA.
ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT
In order to transfer (USD$56 Million Dollars) from our bank, I have the courage
to ask you to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable of
this important business believing that you will not let me down.
I am MR. JEFF UMEH the eastern district bank manager of united bank for Africa
plc (UBA). There is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since 1990
nobody has operated on this account again. After intensive investigations,
I discovered that if I do not find a way to get the amount in question stacked
out somewhere safe urgently it will be forfeited for nothing. The owner of
this account, ENGR. SMITH U. WILLIAMS, a foreigner, the manager of Petro-
technical support services, a chemical Engineer by profession and he died
in 1990 and no other person knows about this account or any other beneficiary.
My investigations prove to me as well that this company does not know anything
about this account and has no attachment to the said amount. The amount involved
is 56 MILLION USD (FIFTY-SIX MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) ONLY.
In the light of the fact, I needed your assistance to open your door to this
opportunity by providing your account or any account of your choice where
the fund will be remitted. I want to transfer this money into a safe foreigner?s
account abroad but I don?t know any one who could actually assist, I am only
contacting you as a foreigner because this money can only be approved to
a foreign account because the money is in US Dollars and the owner of the
account ENGR. SMITH U. WILLIAMS and a foreigner too.
I know that this mail will come as surprise to you as we don?t know ourselves,
but be sure that is for real. I got your contact on the believing that you
will not let me down in this business. You are the only person that I have
contacted for this business, so please reply urgently so that I will let
you know what steps to take next. Send also your private telephone, fax and
mobile number for easy communication including the full details of the account
to be used for the deposit. I am contacting you because of the need to involve
a foreigner with foreign account. I need your full co-operation to make this
work out alright.
Your assistance as foreigner is necessary because the management is ready
to welcome any person, a foreigner who has correct information of this account,
which I will give to you immediately, if you are interested to conclude this
transaction with me. If your are capable of handling such amount in strict
confidence, keeping to my instructions I need a sincere person for this venture
because I don?t want to make mistake, I need your strong assurance that this
money will be intact pending my arrival in your country for sharing.
You should be informed strictly that I will burn all the documents in your
presence immediately after this money has been remitted to your account leaving
no trace to any place.
I will apply for annual leave immediately I hear from you that you are ready
to act and receive this fund in your account. This is to enable me use my
position and influence to effect legal approvals for onward transfer of this
money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries
and foreign exchange department.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 20% of the total amount,
70% will be for us and 10%for any expenses incurred during the transaction.
I look forward to your earnest reply.
Yours truly,
MR. JEFF UMEH
___________________________________________________________
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