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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: Albert Okilo <albertokilo77@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:35:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Mr Albert Okilo
From The Desk Of:
Albert Okilo
First Bank Of Nigeria Plc.,
35, Marina Lagos.
Email: contact_albert_firstbank@yahoo.com
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I am an Accountant with FIRST BANK Lagos Nigeria. My name is ALBERT
OKILO,Banker I am the personal Account Manager to Engineer Frederick
M.Wong a National of your country, who used to work with shell
Development company in Nigeria. He died with his entire family on the 31st
October 1999 in an Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers on board.
You can confirm this
from the website below which was published by BBC WORLD NEWS.WEBSITE.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/502503.stm
Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my clients extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact
you as any-one can stand as a relative of the deceased so taht the
funds can be released to the person as the next of kin.
I am contacted you to assist in repatriating the money
and property left behind by my client before they Get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were
lodged, particularly the FIRST BANK NIGERIA PLC., Lagos Nigeria Where
the deceased had an account Valued at about ($15 Million U S Dollars)
has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have the account
confiscated within the next ten official working days.Since I have
been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now,
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
as I have mapped out all necessary modalities to accomplish this and
protect your interest.
The Bank will release the funds to you as soon as all necessary
document are presented in your name as the relative of the deceased
standing as the next of kin.
The funds will be shared as follow as soon as it is transfered into
your account; 50% will come to me, while 40% goes to you and the 10%
will be used to settled all expenses incurred by both parties in the
course of this transaction.
An attorney will be contracted to help us revalidated and notarize all
the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we
may make. Like the Order of Madamus from the high court which will
enforce the bank to release the funds to you. So provide the following
informations so we can proceed;
1 FULL NAMES
2 CONTACT ADDRESS
3 OCCUPATION
4 DATE OF BIRTH
5 TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Kindly
reply through my alternative email:
contact_albert_firstbank@yahoo.com
As i hope to hear from you soon
Best Regards,
ALBERT OKILO
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