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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 Henry Osita" <mrhenry_osita@vipmail.hu> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 17:42:48 -0700
Subject: Important Mail
From Mr Henry Osita
Branch Manager,
United Bank For Africa Plc
Ilupeju branch, Lagos Nigeria
Email: mrhenry_osita@yahoo.co.uk
Attn: President/Ceo
I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and
profitable business proposal, though I don't know you neither
have I seen you before but my confidence was reposed on you
when the Chief Executive of Lagos State chamber of Commerce
and Industry handed me your contact for a confidential
business. I am the manager of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA),
Ilupeju branch, Lagos Nigeria. The intended business is thus; We
had a customer, a Foreign resident in Nigeria, he was a
Contractor with one of the Government Parastatals. He has in his
Account in my branch the sum of US 22.6 Million (Twenty Two Million,
Six Hundred Thousand U.S {Dollars). Unfortunately, the man
died three years ago until today non-of his next of kin has come
forward to claim the money. Having noticed this,
I in collaboration with two other top Officials of the bank have
covered up the account all this while. Now we want you (being a
foreigner) to be fronted as one of his next of kin and forward
your account and other relevant documents to be advised to you
by us to attest to the Claim. We will use our positions to get all
internal documentations to back up the claims.
The whole procedures will last only five working days to get the fund
retrieved
successfully without trace even now or in future. Your response is only
what we are waiting for as we have arranged all necessary things.
As soon as this message comes to you kindly get back to me
indicating your interest, then I will furnish you with the whole
Procedures to ensure that the deal is successfully concluded.
For your assistance we have agreed to give you twenty five percent
(25%) of the Total sum at the end of the transaction while 65%
Would be for my colleagues and I and the remaining 10% would
Be for any form of expenses that may be incurred during the
Course of the transaction which would be given to us when the
Money is transferred into your account before splitting the
Balance on the agreed percentage of 65% to 25%. In order to
get all the legal documents from the court, kindly send the
Following information to us immediately. Your full name,
Telephone, mobile and fax numbers as well as your resident or
Company address. Please send your response to my private Email
Address (mrhenry_osita@yahoo.co.uk)
Thanks,
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Henry Osita
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