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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: "DR COLLINS BAKASSI" <drcbakassy@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 04:51:20 +0000
Subject: Dear Wim,Urgent reply needed.
Dear Wim,
Good day to you.
My name is DR COLLINS BAKASSI.
I am the Manager incharge of Claims / Reconcilliation Department of UNION
BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,Marina Street Branch,Lagos,Nigeria.
It is a pleasure to contact you with the hope that you will be of Valuable
asistance in this regard.
I am writing in respect of a Foreign customer of my Bank Late Engr.Terry
Wim, with the Union Bank Account NumberUB/001-000-8001-000-USD.
This customer died in auto-crash here in Nigeria, along with his wife and
two children in january 14th 2001.Since the demise of this our customer,the
officials in my Department has watched with keen interest to see the next of
kin to this customer but all has proved abortive as no one has come for the
claim his funds of US$10,000,000.00 (Ten million United States Dollars)
only.
This money was deposited by this customer shortly before he died.Since then
this money is still with my branch all these long time. All frantic efforts
made to contact the next of kin to this customer yeilded no result.On this
note,I was mandated by the top officials in my Department to seek for whom
his name shall be presented to the management of my Bank as the next of kin
for this money to be released to him.No one outside my Department Bank knows
about this money except now that Iam bringing this information to your kind
attention.
The banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than five
years,because such money will be confiscated to the Federal Government
treasury as unclaimed fund after this period.
I rejoiced when I got your contact and realizing that your name and country
has similarity to that of the deceased.
I therefore wish to contact you to seek for your co-operation and assistance
to enable me to present you to my Bank as the next of kin to this late
customer so that my Bank can release this money to you for onward sharing
among us (youself,I and my collegues in my Department).
I will give you 30% of the total amount after the successfull release of the
money into your account.
Upon the receipt of your response, I shall send you by fax or e-mail the
text of the application needed to be submitted for the claim of this money
by you.
Sincerely speaking,this business involves no risk whatsoever(100% riskfree)
and will not affect you or the operations of your bussiness in any way. This
fund shall be released into your account smooth and successfully within five
Bank working days after the application has been received from you by the
bank for the claim of the money as a relation or bussiness partner to the
deceased.
When you receive this letter, Kindly get back to me immediately by e-mail
through :- drbakassi@hotmail.com ,to signify your interest and assure me
that you will be as reliable,trustworthy and transparent honesty to me as I
expect from you in this regard when the money is released to you. In your
reply include also your
private Telephone/Fax numbers to enable me to give you a brighter picture of
this friendly transaction.
I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
I am expecting your immediate reply.
My best regard to your family.
Yours Respectfully,
DR COLLINS BAKASSI.
drbakassi@hotmail.com
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