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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: Ethel Johnson <etheljohnson_01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: etheljohnson@myway.com
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 09:29:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good Day/ Urgent Assistance
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: etheljohnson_01@yahoo.com
Mr Ethel Johnson
Manager:Eco Bank.
Annex Office .Branch.
Email:etheljohnson@myway.com
Dear friend,
I know this email will reach you as a surprise, but need not to
worry as i am using the only secured and confidential medium
available to seek for foreign assistance in a business.
I am contacting you concerning a customer and deposit placed under
our banks management 10 years ago,i am contacting you independently
of our investigation and no one is informed of this communication.
I am MR.Ethel Johnson of ECOBANK,.This business
request may seem strange, but I crave your indulgence and pray you
view it seriously as I am convinced that you would be capable to
provide me with a solution to a money transfer.
On 6 june,1997, a foreigneer came to make a (fixed) deposit valued at
US$9,500,000.00(Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars )in
my branch to be claimed by a foreing beneficiary to be later
named,upon maturity, sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply.
After three years, we sent a reminder and still no response,so we
decided to open an investigation,finally we discovered the money was
Part of the loot the late Nigerian Ruler General Sani Abacha stole
from Nigeria,the money was deposited under a false name. you can
confirm it yourself via the website below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3168197.stm,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4271245.stm
On further investigation, I found out that no one knows of the
deposit not even his family members he died without telling any one
of it.Therefore he did not declare any next of kin or relations in
all his documents, including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank as
the deposit was a secret one.
My bank has waited for the beneficiary to come and make claims but
no one has ever come forward,the reason is that he was yet to name
the beneficiary before he died and i am the only one aware of this
fact because i am the one in charge of the transaction. This sum of
US$9,500,000.00 and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward
to claim it According to AFRICAN law, at the expiration of (TEN)
years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner
to stand as the beneficiary to the deposit so that the money will
not get into the hands of some corrupt Government officials. I assure
you that I could have the deposit released to you in a few days. I
will simply inform our bank of the final closing of the file relating
to the deposit.This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately
your full name and address so that the Attorney will prepare the
necessary documents and affidavits which will put you in place as the
beneficiary.
We shall employ the service of attorney for the drafting and
notarization of the WILL and obtain the necessary documents and
letter of probate administration in your favour for the transfer.
Any bank account in any part of the world which you will provide
will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary.The money will be paid into your account for us to share
in ratio of 70% for me and 25% for you and 5% will be set aside
for expenses incured during the business .
There is no risk at all;i have waited seven years now to be very
sure of this plan,the paperwork for this transaction will be done by
the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested,
please reply immediately via the private email address below, upon
your responses, I shall provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Please upon your approval of this mail message,
send to me the following to enable me start the processing of the fund transfer
into your bank account:
1.) Bank details to be used (that is banks name and account number)
2.) The beneficiary's name.
3.) Your private / official telephone and fax number.
Awaiting your Urgent Reply via my private email:etheljohnson@myway.com
Thanks and God bless,
Mr Ethel Johnson
MANAGER:ECOBANK.
- Ethel Johnson
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