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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. JIDE OGUNDARE" <mrjideogundre@mcdfigment.com>
Reply-To: mrjideogundaredirector20@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 14:10:10 -0400
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED
MR. JIDE OGUNDARE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ REMITTANCE DEPT.
GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC
Dear Friend,
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having
gone through your remarkable profile on the internet. Though, this
medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you
through it because it still remains the fastest, surest and most
secured medium of communication. However, this correspondence is purely
private, and it should be treated as such.
I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may
think of. I am MR. JIDE OGUNDARE, the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR in the
GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC. I am contacting you based on Trust and
confidentiality that will be attached to this deal. The Management and
the Legal department of our BANK (GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC) in a recent
meeting, recommended that the account of MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN, who
was one of my branch depositor, should be declared Dormant and
confisticated the depositor's fund to the Bank Treasury according to
Nigeria Banking and Financial law. He is a foreigner based in Nigeria,
unfortunately He is late as he was amongst those that was Killed in the
recent WARRI CRISIS as you can confirm through this website
<http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/1083.cfm>
He is an account holder in my branch, he owns a dollar account with the
sum of US$35M (Thirty Five MillionUnited States Dollars Only) deposited
in the account. In fact it happened that since her death, the next of
kin of the dollar account holder (the brother) has not show up for the
claim. This is where I am interested on and this is where I want you to
come in. I want you to come in as the relation of the deceased, I will
give you necessary Assistance and perfect the Legal Authentication
documents which will officially recognise you as a relation to the
deceased.
Then, I will give you the contact of the Payment Authority and you will
write an application for the claims as the Next of Kin to Late MR.
ROBERT FINKELSTEIN. I shall guide you with all diligence and legal
processes to ensure the smooth perfect success of this transaction and
the Funds (US$35Million) must be transfered into your own bank account
in your country as the newly approved beneficiary. Upon my personal
finding on this matter, I kept this information secret to myself until
now that I am contacting you. In view of the fact that the deceased
customer is a foreigner (from a different country), it is Officially
important for the involvement of a foreigner who will pose as a next-of-
kin.
I will use my exalted position in this Bank to present you as his Next
of Kin as you can be his relative, friend or Cousin and the Money
(US$35Million) will be Safely transfered into your own bank account in
your country. Before I made up my mind to contact you, I have concluded
every arrangement to ensure that you receive the funds successfully as
the next of kin. Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address
when replying this mail and I will give you more information as soon as
you indicate your willingness to assist in this transaction. We will
use our positions to get all internal documentations to back up the
claims. The whole Procedures will last only 5 working days to get the
fund retrieved successfully Without trace even in future. Please I need
the following:
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. HOME ADDRESS
4. COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS. AND COUNTRY NAME
5. BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS INCLUDING NUMBER AND ADDRESS.(WHERE YOU WANT TO
RECEIVE THE FUNDS).
6. YOUR AGE. AND OCCUPATION
The transaction will be done successfully and smoothly completed via
email and phone. You don't need to come to my country. Send your full
name, address and telephone number to me via email urgently today so
that I will call you for discussions. I PROMISE that you must be happy
and shall rejoice greatly soonest for cooperation with me in this
transaction. After successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall
share the money 50-50 (50% for you and 50% for me).
Yours truly,
MR. JIDE OGUNDARE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ REMITTANCE DEPT.
GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC
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