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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: ACCOUNTANT FRED JOHNSON <stb_acct2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <accountant_fred@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 10:01:23 +0100
Subject: FUND TRANSFER
THE ACCOUTTANT,,STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC,1/22, WAREHOUSE ROAD, APAPA, LAGOS, NIGERIA.EMAIL:accountant_fred@yahoo.com DEAR FRIEND, THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT IT IS OUT OF MY DESIRE TO SHARE THIS MUTUAL PROPOSAL WITH YOU, I APOLOGISE USING THIS MEDIUM TO REACH YOU FOR A BUSINESS/TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE, BUT THIS IS DUE TO CONFIDENCIALITY AND PROMPT ACCESS REPOSED ON THIS MEDIUM. IT IS WITH TRUST THAT I WISH TO CONTACT YOU ON THIS MATTER
MY NAME IS MR. ALFRED JOHNSON AN ACCOUNTANT IN STANDARD TRUST BANK HERE IN NIGERIA THERE IS A CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING A SUM OF (30,000,000.00USD)THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN OUR BANK FOR SAFE KEEPING BY ONE MR. FORRESTER WALTER BEFORE HIS DEATH, NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM THIS CONSIGNMENT AS A BENEFICIARY TILL DATE.
I AM HONORABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AS FOLLOWS:- (1) I WANT YOU TO ACT AS A BENEFICIARY (2) I WANT YOU TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED
I WILL PROVIDE YOU THE ENTIRE NECESSARY DOCUMENT FOR THIS CONSIGNMENT TO PROVE THE CONSIGNEE AS A BENEFICIARY TO THE BANK, 40% OF TOTAL AMAOUNT MAPPED OUT FOR YOU WHILE THE 60% MAPPED OUT FOR ME. IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH MY CONDITION DO NOT HESITATE TO MAIL ME (accountant_fred@yahoo.com)
I WISH TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONTHANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION
MR ALFRED JOHNSON
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