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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: "JAMES JOHN" <john_james83@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: johnjame2005@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 03:28:32 +0100
Subject: FROM JAMES JOHN/ URGENT
Dear my good friend,
My name is Mr. James John, I am a staff of the bank. I am also a trustee and the account manager of one of the Bank's Customer Mr. Micheal Campbell an American citizen who worked in Nigeria with an American Oil Consultant/Servicing Company before his demise.
Please note, I decided to contact you for this very confidential and beneficial business proposition having considered your name as suitable to lay claim for Mr. Micheal's money trapped in this Bank. Moreso, I want to believe I have not made a wrong choice, as I would not be happy to be cheated at the end of the day, if you receive this money into your account.
Now, two years ago precisely on December 2001 an American oil consultant/servicing company with the shell oil Mr. Micheal made a number of times (fixed) deposits for twenty-four calendar months valued at (principal interest) USD10,350,000.00 (Ten million three hundred and fifty thousand United States dollars) in my branch.
Upon maturity the bank sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from the shell oil that Mr. Micheal died from an automobile accident along with the members of his family while on a tourist trip to Jos, the Plateau State capital in Nigeria. On further investigation we found out that Mr. Micheal died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin was futile.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Micheal did not declare any next of kin or relations. This sum of USD10.350m is still in the custody of the Bank and the interest; has stopped rolling over on the principal sum at the end of each year since no one has ever come forward to claim it.
According to the Nigerian Banking law, at the expiration of three years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently my proposal therefore is to associate with you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Micheal so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt Nigerian government officials. This is simple, as I will like you to guarantee me that you can handle this transaction by keeping it very confidential and facilitating the process within the next two months before the expiration date.
Upon you acceptance, please call me because I have already opened discussions with the attorney who will prepare the necessary legal documents, which will legitimately put you in place as the next of kin to Mr. Micheal.
The lawyer will also notarise all the documents in your favour and obtain the necessary affidavit of claim in your name with letter of probate/administration on your behalf to legally authorize the transfer of the USD10.350m to your nominated Bank Account.
Copy of the death certificate of Mr. Micheal will also be made available to you so that you can forward to the Bank on demand.
In summary, I need you as a foreigner acting as the next of kin and sole benefactor to the inheritance of Mr. Micheal to claim the funds. This money will be transferred to your nominated Bank account for us to share in the ratio of 55% -40% but I must demand your assurance that after the successful completion of this project, my own 55% will be kept for me until I visit you in YOUR COUNTRY while the remaining 5% will be set aside to reimburse whatever expenses we will both incurred while trying to process the release of the fund.
Please note: there is no risk or failure at all as I have great confidence in this transaction especially my involvement as an insider in the Bank. The attorney will perfect all the necessary documents as my position as Mr. Micheal's account manager guarantees the 100% success. I must repeat that you observe utmost confidentiality and be reassured that this transaction would be most profitable for the both of us because I shall need your assistance in investing my own share in YOUR COUNTRY especially in properties.
Thank you as I await your call.
Best regards
Mr. James John
CALL me now on 234-8057362386 and send your urgent reply to: johnjame2005@yahoo.co.uk
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