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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: Roland James <rolandjames06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <roland_james01@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:58:39 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED
MR ROLAND JAMES
DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATION
UNION BANK OF NIG. PLC
MARINA-LAGOS
NIGERIA.
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR COOPERATION TO PRESENT YOU TO MY BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR RICHARD PETERSON,A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR WITH NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COOPERATION (NNPC): SO THAT THE SUM OF USD$15.4 MILLION WILL BE PAY
TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY,FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT WITH UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UNION BANK OF NIG.PLC, MANDATED ME TO LOOK FOR ANY KNOWN RELATION OF MR RICHAR PETERSON,SINCE, AFTER HIS DEATH 5/1/04,HOWEVER ALL MY EFFORTS TO TRACES ABORTIVE,THAT IS THE MAIN REASON I
AM WRITING YOU THIS TO ASK FOR YOUR COOPEARATION FOR US TO CLAIM THIS MONEY, SINCE YOU ARE A FOREIGNER,I ONLY HAVE TO APPROVE YOU.
THIS FUND WILL BE PAY TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY WE ARE TO SHARE THIS MONEY BETWEEN OURSELVES (I AND YOU) IF YOU ARE REALY INTERESTED IN THIS OFFER YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY. FOR DETAIL OF THIS TRANSACTION AND
PRECEDURE.PLEASE DO FORWARD ME
YOUR FULL NAME,
ADDRESS, PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,
YOUR BANKING ACCOUNT INFORMATION
COMPANY NAME OR OCCUPATION
THESE INFO ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION.NOTE THAT THIS IS RISK FREE BUSINESS, THIS TRANSACTION WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY THERE IS INTEREST FROM YOU.
YOURS TRUELY
MR ROLAND JAMES
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