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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: "James Ahmed" <james_ahmed3@msn.com>
Reply-To: jamesahmed@walla.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:53:52 +0000
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU?
CAN I TRUST YOU?
FROM THE DESK OF JAMES AHMED.
WEMA BANK PLC,
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
EMAIL: <jamesahmed@walla.com>
DEAR FRIEND,
STRICTLY A PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL,
I AM JAMES AHMED, THE MANAGER, BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE WEMA BANK PLC.
I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND
COOPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT.
WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $15,000,000.00 (FIFTEEN
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR
FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE AND TWO
CHILDREN IN NOVEMBER 1997 IN A MOTOR ACCIDENT.
SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS
NEXT-OF-KIN TO COME OVER AND PUT CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY AS THE HEIR,BECAUSE 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.
UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER THEIR FAMILY MEMBER NOR DISTANT
RELATIVE HAS EVER APPEARED TO CLAIM THE SAID FUND.
UPON THIS DISCOVERY ,I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT
HAVE AGREED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE TOTAL AMOUNT INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT AS THE HEIR OF THE FUND SINCE NO ONE CAME FOR IT OR DISCOVERED HE
MAINTAINED ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK, OTHERWISE THE FUND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE
BANKS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.
WE HAVE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE AS STATED
THUS; 30 % FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, 60 % FOR US THE OFFICIALS IN MY
DEPARTMENT AND 10% FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPENCES
INCURRED BY US AND YOU DURING THE COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS.
UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER, I AND ONE OF
MY COLLEAGUES WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND MIND OUR SHARE.
IT IS FROM OUR 60 % WE INTEND TO IMPORT AGRICULTURAL MACHINERIES INTO MY
COUNTRY AS A WAY OF RECYCLING THE FUND.
TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION, WE REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR
INTEREST BY A RETURN E-MAIL AND ENCLOSE THE FOLLOWING:
1.YOUR PRIVATE CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER.
2.YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS.
3. YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER AND YOUR DESIGNATED BANK
COORDINATES.
4.YOUR COPY OF INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT/ DRIVER LICENCE.
TO ENABLE US FILE LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE APPROPRIATE
DEPARTMENT FOR NECESSARY APPROVALS BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE.
NOTE ALSO, THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF IT'S NATURE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
REGARDS,
MR. JAMES AHMED.
WEMA BANK PLC.
NB.
PLEASE, REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL
<jamesahmed@walla.com>
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