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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.Patrick Ogwala" <p_ogwala@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: p_ogwala@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 08:12:44 -0700
Subject: Juan Garcia.
ATTENTION.
I am Mr Patrick Ogwala, an Auditor General (AG) an Equivalent of an American,Certified
Public Accountant {C.P.A} as well, a personal account officer to the Late
Mr Juan Garcia, an oil expatriate with my country, who died of june 1990.
i was his personal account officer,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. Now I am the bank Manager of Global Bank Plc of
Nigeria,Port Harcourt branch. You can verify from my bank website
(www.globalbankplc.com )
It's all about soliciting your attention to transfer the Sum of Twenty six
million, US, dollars.($26m)
Note: The formal (diseased), named Mr Juan Garcia died in a motor accident
with his wife. On further investigation i found out that he died without
making any will,and all attempt to trace his next kin was fruitless. I therefore
made further investigation and discovered that Mr Juan Garcia did not declare
any kin or relations in all his officical documents,including his bank Deposit
paperwork in my bank So based on this, that is the most reason why you were
contacted in
regards, This sum of us$26,000,00 have been floating as unclaimed since 1990
in my bank as all effort to get his relatives have hit the stone.According
to the law , the money will be revert to the ownership of the Nigeria Government
if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that i want to seek your consent as a foreigner
to stand in as the next of kin to the decesased so that the bank will transfer
the money to your designated account.ALL documents and proves to enable you
get this fund will be carefully worked out.I have secured from the probate
an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries, and more
so I am assuring you that the business is risk free involvement .Your share
stays while the rest be for myself and for investment purpose as i will leave
my country as soon as the funds gets into your account.The sharing of the
fund will be based According to agreement within me
and you.
As soon as i receive an acknowledgement receipt of this message in acceptance
of our mutual business proposal, I will furnish you with the necessary modalities
and disbursement ratio to suit both parties without any conflict.If this
proposal is acceptable by you,do not take advantage of the trust i have bestowed
in you.
PLEASE, APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT DOING BUSINESS OVER THE INTERNET IS RISK
ENDEAVOR TO SEND YOUR PRIVATE CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER IN YOUR
REPLY.
Best Regards
Mr Patrick Ogwala.
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