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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: "rashid mashi" <mashirashid@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 18:14:18 +0000
Subject: REPLY.
Dear Sir,
I sincerely write to seek your co-operation and trust to me carry out an
urgent business opportunity in my department.
I work with the Union Bank of Nigeria PLC; currently I am the senior manager
of bills and exchange at the foreign remittance department of my bank. I was
the account officer to one Mr. Michael Coleman who died along with his
family
on the 7th of November 1996 in an ADC Boeing 727 plane crash at Egirin
River. All 141 passengers on board were feared dead.
He left in his domiciliary account the total sum of us$7.9million . Since
the management got the
information of his death we have been expecting any of his relation or his
next to kin to come up and claim his money. Unfortunately from the day of
his death till the time of this letter none of his relation or friends has
come up for the claim. The banking and financial law of Union Bank of
Nigeria Plc stipulates that if such fund remained unclaimed after a period
of four (4) it will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed bill.
On this discovery sir, I and two other senior staffs now decided to do
business
with you and release the money to you as the next to kin to Michael Coleman
for safety and subsequent disbursement. I will soon proceed for my
retirement leave this year, and I personally do not want this fund to be
transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed bill. That is why I wanted
the fund to be move out of the Bank before I proceed on my retirement from
the banking services by October 15th 2005.
The need for a foreigner as next to kin in this project is occasioned by the
fact that the customer Mr. Coleman was a foreigner and a Nigerian cannot
stand as his next to kin or heir. We have agreed that 30% of the Fund would
be for you as foreign partner; thereafter my colleague and I will visit your
country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.
To enable the immediate transfer of the fund into your nominated account,
you will first apply to the bank as the next to kin of the deceased,
indicating your bank account number and location wherein the money will be
remitted. Upon receipt of your acknowledgement indicating your interest, I
will send to you the text of the application that you will send to the Union
Bank authority for an approval to submit your claims.
Send your reply through my direct and private email address
(mashirashid@yahoo.com) indicates your direct Fax and telephone numbers for
effective communication that this transaction needs.
Please note that you are not to appear in person, as every thing regarding
this project will be strictly on documentations and every banking documents
needed for this transaction will be taken care of by myself.
Looking forward to urgently hearing from you.
Yours Faithfully,
Rashid Mashi.
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