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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: "Smart Johnson" <smartjohnson2005@msn.com>
Reply-To: markjacobs1@msn.com
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:24:36 +0000
Subject: REPLY ASAP.
BILLS & EXCHANGE MANAGER
UION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
SUIT 23,PENTAGON,
72ALLEN AVENUE IKEJA.
LAGOS STATE-NIGERIA,
Dear Friend,
I am contacting you in regards to a
business transfer of a huge sum of money from a deceased account.
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude
will make anyone apprehensive and worried,
but I am assuring you that all will be well
at the end of the day. We decided to contact
you due to the urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSITION;
We discovered an abandoned sum of ($20.0000}
Twenty]Million United states Dollars
in an account that belongs to one of
our foreign customers who died along with
his entire family. Since his death, none
of his next-of-kin or relations has come
forward to lay claims to this money as the heir.
We cannot release the fund from his account unless
someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the
deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, we now seek your permission
to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased
as all documentations will be carefully worked out
by us for the funds (Twenty Million United states Dollars)
to be released in your favour as the
beneficiary's next of kin.
It may interest you to note that we have
secured from the probate an order of madamus
to locate any of deceased beneficiaries.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message
in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour
by furnishing me with the following;
1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.
These requirements will enable us file a
letter of claim to the appropriate departments
for necessary approvals in your favour before
the transfer can be made. We shall be compensating
you with 3 Million Dollars on final conclusion
of this project, while the rest shall be for us.
Your share stays with you while the rest shall
be for us for investment purposes in your country.
IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU,
DO NOT TAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE OF THE
TRUST WE HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU, I AWAIT
YOUR URGENT EMAIL.
BEST REGARD,
SMART JOHNSON
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