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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "micheal clark" <michealclark700@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 11:04:35 +0000
Subject: Best regard
FROM THE OFFICE OF:
Mr.micheal clark,
Manager Bills and Excharge,
Standard Chartered Trust Bank, Nigeria.
Dear Sir, Greetings from me to you. This letter must come to you as a big
surprise, but I believe it is only a day that people meet and become great
friends and business partners. My name is Mr. micheal clark, the present
manager of bills and exchange Standard Chartered Trust bank Nigeria. I write
you this proposal in good faith,believing that I can trust you with the
information I am about to reveal to you.Like I said,I have a transaction
that will benefit both of us, as your assistance is required as a foreigner.
I discovered an account with total sum of $27.5 million that has not been
operated on for the past 5 years. From my investigation,I found out that
this account belongs to one Late Mr.Frederick M. Wong, a customer who worked
with the Chevron oil company here in Nigeria.Mr.Frederick lost his live with
his entire family on board the ill-fated Egyptain Airline 990 that crashed
in November 2, 1999, killing all passenger on board, though I know that a
transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried,
but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.I decided
to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
You can visit this website for details about the plane crash
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm I cannot directly take out
this money without the help of a foreigner and that is why I am contacting
you for an assistance to claim the funds and share it with me. As the
Manager bill and exchange , I have the power to influence the release of the
funds to any foreigner that comes up as the next of kin to the account, with
the correct information concerning the account, which I shall give you. I am
seeking your co-operation to present you as the next of kin to the account.
There is practically no risk involved, the transaction will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.
If you accept to work with me,Please acknowledge receipt of this message in
acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the
following;
1. Your name and address 2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers These
requirements will enable us file letters of claim to the appropriate
departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the transfer can
be made. I want you to state how you wish us to share the funds in
percentage, so that both parties will be satisfied. Contact me as soon as
you receive this message if you feel we can work together,so as to give you
more details. Thanking you in advance and may God bless you. Please, treat
with utmost confidentiality. I wait your urgent response.
You can also reach me through this email;mr_mi_clark@yahoo.com
Best regards,
Mr. micheal clark
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