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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: "kenneth chika" <kenneth_chika205@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 20:29:10 +0000
Subject: From The Desk Of kenneth chika
Auditing And Accounting Unit.
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
16 marina,Lagos, Nigeria.
GOOD DAY.
Compliment of the day and how is life generally with you? Of course it
is my humble wish to solicit and crave your indulgence to make this
project request for a joint business transaction which I hope will not
come to you as a surprise, hence I plead for your pardon.
I am Mr.kenneth chika,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 30th 2002,Engr.Steve Moore
made
a numbered time (fixed)deposit for twelve calender 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 sent 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 reliable
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 for me to arrange the proper money ransfer document
The money will then be transferred into the account for us to share in
the of 60% for me 30% for you while theremaining 10% will be set aside
for expenses incurred within here and there.
There is no risk involve because I will use my position and connection
in the bank here to do all the document work for the transaction.
We shall employ the services of an attorney to obtain all necessary
documents and letter of administration in your favour for the transfer
This transaction is risk free guaranteed,and i want to assure you that this
transaction will be most profitable for both of us.
Please note that this proposal is very confidential because it will get me
into trouble if a great care is not taken.
This will only last for more than fourteen(14) working days.
I await your urgent reply,please feel free to reply me to my private...
kenneth_chika00@yahoo.com.au
Regards
kenneth chika.
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