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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: "mathew omegoh" <chuks@ecobankonline.org>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:18:34 +0000
Subject: PROJECT PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL
DR. MATHEW OMEGOH
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
ECO BANK LAGOS REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
DATE: 20TH JULY, 2005
SUBJECT: URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
Dear Sir,
Before I start,I must first Apologise for this unsolicited mail
to you.I am
aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to
starting a
relationship but as time goes on you will realize the need for my
action.
I am DR. MATHEW OMEGOH Account officer of one of the
Banks in Lagos. For reason , which will come to
light as you read on. I have a
very urgent and confidential business proposition for
you .
On December 6th 1998 an oil consultant with the
Nigerian National Corporation , Mr. Ahmed Youseff
Mustapha, a Kuwaiti National, made a numbered time /
fixed for 12 Calendar months, valued US$10.5 million in
my branch . On maturity, we sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply.
After a month we sent a reminder and finally, his
contract employers, the NNPC, wrote to inform us that
Mr. A.Y Youseff died in an automobile accident while
travelling to the eastern part of the country. That he
died without making a WILL while all attempts to trace
his KIN in Kuwait and inform them about Mr. . Mustapha's
deposit of US10million plus accrued interest were
fruitless.
Further investigation revealed that
Mr.Youseff was actively opposed to the Government of
his country as a result of which
he was driven into exile. Being an oil expert, he
subsequently obtained a job with NNPC, and settled in
Nigeria.
Thereafter, he walked into my office to make the
aforementioned deposit of US$10.5million. He did not
declare his KIN in his application paperwork. When I
asked, he informed me that he wished it so. In the
conservative manner of our Bank (my employer), I did
not turn down his wish but rather honored it
especially given his high net worth.
In reality no one knows the source of his money since apparently,
the
time frame of his employment with the NNPC does indeed
preclude such a large amount of money. It is therefore
presumed that he brought his money from Kuwait,
although this is open to speculation. The point
however is that his employers are not aware of his
money, therefore one can safely infer that no one will
ever come forward to claim this money.
This fund, totaling US10M, with accrue interest, is still siting
in my bank dormant account portfolio. According to
Nigerian law, the money will automatically revert to
the federal Government Treasury after five years,
especially if the account owner is a foreigner who has
been certified dead and there is no valid claim.
I am thus looking for a foreigner who will stand in as
the next of kin to Mr. Youseff. It is not necessary to
be a blood relation, neither is it necessary to bear
the same saw name with Mr. Youseff .It is even not
important for the stand in next of kin to be a Kuwaiti
national. Already I have worked out modalities for
achieving my aim of appointing a next of kin as well
as transfer the money abroad for us to share.
Apparently no risk involved ! I will process the
initial paperwork to obtain approval from the concern
parastatal / department . If you therefore agree to be
the INHERITOR / NEXT OF KIN you should provide
immediately with every information abut yourself.
Once I have the required information as above, I will
initiate the processing of the transfer, and in about
10 working days, the fund will be in your nominated
bank account for us to share in the ratio of : 70% for
me and 30% for you . This transaction is guaranteed to
succeed without any problems. And I shall forward to
you more clarification you need and you are free to
ask questions . send your fax message to 1-425-955-5883 or call
234 8043361482
Kindly reply to chuks@ecobankonline.org
Looking forward to your urgent reply
Yours truly,
DR. MATHEW OMEGOH
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