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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. Mayor Bale" <mayors2003@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrmayors2003@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 18:16:54 +0000
Subject: KINDLY REPLY ASAP
FROM THE DESK OF AUDIT MANAGER,
UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC,PROF
MR MAYOR BALE
STALLION PLAZA LGS.
Tel: 234-8038332752
Dear Friend,
Compliment of the day and how is life general with you? Of course it is my
humble wish to solicit andcrave your indulgence to make this project request
fora joint business transaction which I hope will notcome to you as a
surprise, hence I plead foryour pardon.
I am Mr. Mayor Bale ,the Auditing and Accounting Unit,Foreign
OperationsDepartment Union Bank Of Nig,PLC. I have an urgent and
confidential business proposal for you. On June 6, 1999, an Australlian oil
consultant/contractor with viaNational Petroleum cooperation (NNPC) Late
Engr. Steve Moore made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calenderer
month valued at US$15.500.000.00 (Fiften Million Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars) in my branch. On maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarded address but got no reply after months we send a reminder and
finally we discovered from his contract employee (Nigeria national
petroleumCorporation) that Late Engr.Steve Moore died from an automobile
accident. On further investigation, it was clear that he died without making
a will.
All attempts by the Australian to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I
therefore made further investigation and discovered that Late Engr. Steve
Moore did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents including his deposit document in my bank. The total sum of
US$15,500,000.00 is still in my bank as dormant acct. No one will ever come
forward to claim it. According to Nigerian banking law, after five years,
the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government. If the
account owner is certified death and nobody comes forward to claim it.This
is the situation ,and my proposal is that I am looking for a foreigner who
will stand in as the beneficiary/next of kin. This is simple. All you have
to do is to immediately send me th e details of a bank account anywhere in
the world for me to arrange the proper money transfer document. The money
will then be transferred into the account for us to share in the ration of
60% for me 30% for you while the remaining 10% will be set aside for
expenses incurred within here and there. here is no risk involved. I am
using my position and connection in the bank here to do all the documentwork
for the transaction. We shall employ the services of at attorney to draft
the will and obtain all necessary documents and letter of administration in
your fovour for the transfer.
This transaction is risk free guaranteed. If you are interested, please
reply immediately confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction
could be most profitable for both of us. Please do not expose this deal if
you are not interested because if you do, it will take me out of seat.and
for your interest to do this business with me kindly reply asap and call me.
I am awaiting your urgent reply.
Best Regards,
Mr.Mayor
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