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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "ibrahim musa" <barr_ibrahimusa1400@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ibrahimusa1400@box.az
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 09:21:39 +0000
Subject: URGENT
IBRAHIM MUSA AND ASSOCIATES
24 IDOWU TAYLOR STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.
NIGERIA.
ATTENTION : MIDDLETON
I AM BARRISTER IBRAHIM MUSA , A SENIOR ATTORNEY IN MY CHAMBER I HEREBY SEEK
YOUR CONSENT TO INTIMATE YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO CONTACT THE NEXT OF KIN TO
THE "LATE WILLIAM MIDDLETON" A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY,WHO HAD A FATAL
ACCIDENT WITH THE FAMILY ON THE 22ND OF DECEMBER 2002 ALONG SAGAMU EXPRESS
ROAD.ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUATELY LOST
THEIR LIVES.SINCE THE DEATH OF THIS MAN, THE BANK HAVE BEEN
SEARCHING FOR THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DEAD FELLOW AND ALL ALSO
HAS PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.AFTER WHCH I DECIDED TO SEARCH FOR
ANY OF THE RELATIVES ON THE INTERNET,HENCE THIS PROPOSAL TO
YOU,AS YOU BEAR THE SAME LAST NAME.
THE BANK HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR
HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED IF I AM UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT
OF KIN.THE DECEACED DEPOSITED WITH THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
BANK OF NIGERIA THE SUM OF US$8.5MILLION USDOLLARS. BASED ON
THIS I AM CONTACTING YOU TO KNOW IF YOU ARE THE NEXT OF KIN TO
THE DECEACED ,BUT IF YOU ARE NOT,YOU CAN AS WELL STAND AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE FELLOW SINCE YOU BEAR THE SAME LAST
NAME WITH HIM,SO THE MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFER INTO
YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.THOUGH
I AM THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO MY CLIENT BUT I CANNOT TRANSFER
THIS MONEY WITHOUT MY LATE CLIENT NEXT OF KIN?S CONSENT, HENCE I
DECIDED TO REACH YOU TO KNOW IF WE CAN BOTH HAVE THE FUNDS IN
YOUR ACCOUNT,AND WE WILL BOTH INVEST THE FUNDS IN YOUR
COUNTRY WHEN THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
FINALLY,YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR ARE DOCUMENTS WHICH
MUST GAURD SUCH TRANSACTION BEFORE THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY
TO YOUR ACCOUNT,AND THEY ARE THE DEATH CERTIFICATE,CERTIFICATE
OF DEPOSIT AND AFFIDAVITS OF CLAIM.THESE CERTIFICATES WILL BE
OBTAIN FROM THE SUPREME HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA, SO THIS WILL MAKE
IT IMPERATIVE THAT YOU CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY HERE IN NIGERIA TO
STAND AS A SHORTY TO YOU ,FOR THE CLAIMING OF YOUR COUSIN'S
FUNDS FROM THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK OF NIGERIA.
FURTHER MORE YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVICED TO FORWARD THE
FOLLOWING IF YOU ARE INTERESTED:
1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR RESIDENCE ADDRESS
3.YOUR PHONE/FAX NUMBERS
4.YOUR BANKING DETAILS:WHERE YOU WANT THE FUNDS TO
BE PAID INTO.THIS INFORMATION IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT SINCE THEY WILL
BE SUBMITTED TOTHE BANK FOR YOUR NAME TO BE ADDED TO THE
COMPUTING UNIT AS THE NEXT OF KIN,BEFORE I WILL INSTRUCT YOU TO
SEND TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK OF NIGERIA,FOR FURTHER
PROCESSING OF YOUR FILE. THIS IS 100%RISK FREE.
IF YOU CAN PROVE YOURSELF TO BE TRUSTED AND WORTHY
TO ACCOMODATE THE TOTAL MONEY THEN I AM READY TO DIVULGE MORE
TO YOU ON HOW TO CLAIM THE FUNDS FROM THE BANK WITHOUT ANY
HITCH.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COORPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
BARR IBRAHIM MUSA
NOTE- ALL REPLYS REGARDING THIS TRANSACTIONS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO MY
PRIVATE EMAIL ACCOUNT { ibrahimusa1400@box.az }
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