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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: "Richard Stevenson" <richardstevenson4@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 17:43:02 +0100
Subject: respond for details
Sir,
My name is Dr,Richard Stevenson, a district manager with CITI BANK BANK PLC
Ojota branch Lagos. My branch depositor was a contractor to one of the oil
producing companies in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. My client Engr Robert Bruno
from Brunei (My branch depositor), his wife and their three children were
involved in a Bomb Blast on the September 11 2001 Terrorist Attack at the
World Trade Centre in the U.S.
Most occupants of the Building unfortunately lost their lives including my
Client. Since then I have made several inquiries to their embassy to locate
any of my client's extended Relatives, this has proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to locate a foreigner,
hence I seek your Indulgence, so you can assist me claim from our bank, the
money he deposited with the bank before the management sends this money back
to the Federal Government Treasury , because the account has been long
declared unserviceable by the Management of CITI BANK PLC, that is our bank
, where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($35.5 Million US
Dollars).
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 to the deceased
since you are a foreigner, so that the proceeds of this account valued
at($35.5 Million US Dollars) can be transferred into your nominated bank
account,as we Civil Servants here are restricted from possessing certain
huge amounts locally.
Thereafter we can share the money 60% to me and 40% to you,10% will be
mapped out for the the charity organisations.
This transaction is risk-free as I have taken the neccessary preventive
measures.
I shall explain to you in details how it will workout successfully for both
of us as soon as you indicate your willingness to be part of this life time
opportunity.
Please ,you can contact the Director of the Bank,Dr.John Sule on this
email; (citibank_sule1@yahoo.com),so He can tell you the next line of action
on the Formalities and Requirements to transfering this Fund into your
nominated Bank account.
Your quick response would be highly solicited.
My regards,
Richard Stevenson
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