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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: "allwellugwu44@ommail.com" <allwellugwu44@ommail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 08:53:15 -0500
Subject: GOOD DAY
INLAND BANK OF NIGERIA.
SENIOR MANAGER OF BILLS.
LAGOS- NIGERIA.
EMAIL: allwellugwu1@cabos.net
Dear Friend,
I sincerely write to seek your co-operation and trusts to
enable me carry out an urgent business opportunity in my
department. I work with the Inland Bank Nigeria
Plc;currently I am the Senior Manager of Bills and Exchange
of my bank. I was the account officer to one Mr. Thompson
Thorn who used work with Chevron/Texaco Nigeria limited,
here in Nigeria. On the 27th of January 2002, my customer,
his wife and their three children were involved in Ikeja
bomb blast here in my country. My customer and his family
unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made
several enquiries to locate any of my customer extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided and do some
research in the internet, to locate any member of his family
but all to no avail. He left in his domiciliary account the
total sum of Fifteen Million United States Dollars
{$15million}. Unfortunately from the day of his death till
the time of this letter none of his relation or friends have
come up for the claim. On this discovery, I decided do
business with you and release the money to you as the next
of kin to Mr. Thompson Thorn for safety and subsequent
disbursement.
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 next year. The need
for a foreigner as next of kin in this project is occasioned
by the fact that the customer Mr. Thompson Thorn was a
foreigner and a Nigerian cannot stand as his next of kin or
heir.
I have agreed that 30% of the fund would be for you as
foreign partner; thereafter 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 of 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 Inland Bank Nigeria plc authority for an
approval to submit your claims.
Send your reply through my email and indicates your direct
fax and telephone numbers for effective communication that
this transaction needs.
Looking forward to urgently hearing from you on my below
private email address: allwellugwu1@cabos.net
Yours Faithfully,
Allwell Ugwu.
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