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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: "Mayor Duke" <duke_mayor@msn.com>
Reply-To: mayor_du2002@myway.com
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 07:11:08 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY MY FEIEND
FROM THE DESK OF AUDIT MANAGER,
UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC,
MR. Mayor Duke.
23, STALLION PLAZA LGS.
Dear Friend,
Compliment of the day and how is life general with you? Of course it is my
humble wish to solicit and crave your indulgence to make this project
request foray joint business transaction which I hope will not come to you
as a surprise, hence I plead for your pardon.
I am Mayor Duke, the Auditing and Accounting Unit, Foreign Operations
Department Union Bank Of Nig, PLC. I have an urgent and confidential
business proposal for you. On June 6, 1999, an Australian oil
consultant/contractor with via National Petroleum cooperation (NNPC) Late
Engr. Steve Moore made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calenderer
month valued at US$15.500.000.00 (Fifteen 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 petroleum
Corporation) 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 the 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 document
work 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 Duke
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