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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: "donald orumah" <donaldorumah@hassanbakifamily.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 03:41:35 +0000
Subject: COMPLIMENTS
MR DONALD ORUMAH
ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC.
LAGOS-NIGERIA
E-mail -donaldorumah@uymail.com
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. DONALD ORUMAH, Regional Manager of Zenith International Bank PLC
Lagos-Nigeria. I have urgent and very confidential business proposal, which
I know, might interest you.
On June 6, 2001, Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Clark Smith made a fixed deposit of his
money with my bank, valued at US$17,500,000.00 (Seventeen Million Five
hundred Thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine
notification to his home address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a
reminder letter upon which we finally discovered from his contract
employers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Clark Smith
died in car accident on the highway.
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL,
and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that Mr. Clark Smith did not declare
any next of kin or relations in his deposit mandate with my bank. This sum
of US$17,500,000.00 has carefully been moved out of my bank to a security
company for safekeeping. The arrangement was perfected in such a way that
there will be no trace of the funds from any quarter, since no one will come
for claim. According to the Law of my country, at the expiration of 5 (five)
years, the money will diverted to the ownership of our Federal Government if
nobody applies to claim the fund. Now my proposal is that as a Foreigner, I
will present you as the next of kin and partner to the depositor, for the
funds to be approved and paid to you. Note that the funds are contained in a
sealed trunk box deposited with the security company as photographic
materials and family items for export.
I am writing you because myself as a public servant cannot operate a foreign
account or have an account that is more than $1m.I have worked out necessary
arrangement for this transaction and you can be assured that there is no
risk involved.
I would not want this mail to get to you as surprised or embarrasement, my
intention is to move the funds into your country and invest it in a good
business venture, for this reason I want to work with you as Partner. Should
this proposal interest you, kindly send me an email, through
donaldorumah@uymail.com to enable me give you more details about this. I
have resolved in my mind to give you 15% of the total amount for your
assistance, including 15% from every proceed or turn-over which the funds
will generate from investment in the future. The procedures for handling
this transaction is simple, all the documents relating to the deposit of the
funds including death certificate and an affidavit of claims will be
processed and send to you.
I want you to treat this matter with utmost confidentiality, and be rest
assured that this transaction would be of mutual benefits for both of us,
because my intention is to move my family to your country where I want them
to reside for safety. I will require your assistance to make residence
arrangement for them and to invest my share in your country.
Thanks for your understanding.
MR.DONALD ORUMAH
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