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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: "Francis Ogeh" <francisogeh1@terra.com.mx> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fo_francis@myway.com
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 04:34:52 -0700
Subject: CONFIDE IN YOU AS NEXT OF KIN........
FROM THE DESK OF THE BRANCH MANAGER
STANDARD TRUST BANK
PLC.NIGERIA.
APAPA LAGOS
TEL:234-80296-51133
Dear Friend,
Sincerely, I write to seek your co-operation and trust to enable me carry out an urgent business Opportunity in my department. As I earlier told you, I work with the STANDARD TRUST BANK.PLC.. Currently, I am the branch bank manager of my bank. I was the account officer to one ENGR. A.LADUKE, who died along with his wife in April 21st, 2003 in an Auto Crash at Sagamu Lagos State. He left in his domiciliary account the total sum of $25 Million USD (twenty five Million United State Dollars ). Since the management got the information of his death we have been expecting any of his relation or his next of kin to come up and claim his money. Unfortunately from the day of his death till the time of this letter, none of his relation or friends has come up for the claim. The banking and financial law of STANDARD TRUST BANK.PLC., stipulates that if such fund remained unclaimed after a period of three (3) years,it will be lost to the ban!
k as unclaimed deposit.
On this note, I went into a geonological research under family trees for his last name and after much navigation which was done by me alone, I came across your contact on the internet and I decided to contact you .The bank will release the money to you as the next of kin to the deceased as I will file you up as the next of kin to the deceased fund owner. After the bank must have accepted you as the living next of kin to the deceased, we will then arrange for subsequent disbursement of the fund amongst us. I will soon proceed for my retirement leave, and I personally do not want this fund to be lost to the bank. That is why I wanted the fund to be move out of the bank before I proceed on my retirement from the banking services.
The need for a foreigner as next of kin in this project is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Nigerian will not perfectly fit in as his next of kin or heir. I have agreed that 40% of the Fund would be for you as foreign partner 10% of the fund will be for accrued expenses at the course of transaction,and 5% will be for charity organisation in your country, thereafter I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.
Upon indication of your interest to fully co-operate with us, Please furnish me with the following informations:
1. Name and address (to be used as the Beneficiary)
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers (to contact you)
3. Your age and Occupation.
Note that the following informations will enable us secure some vital information regarding the transaction on your behalf.
Let honesty and trust be our watchword throughout this transaction. I shall furnish you with some details about myself. Your prompt reply will be highly appreciated.
Hope to hear from you soonest.
Yours Faithfully,
MR. FRANCIS OGEH
STANDARD TRUST BANK.PLC.
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