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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: "The Accountant, First Inland Bank Nigeria Plc Victoria Island Lagos." <mr.nelsonedward@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: mrnelson_edward@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 17:38:34 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend,
The Accountant, First Inland Bank Nigeria Plc Victoria Island Lagos.
Telephone- 234-703-9820-386
Email: nelsonedward@live.com
Dear Friend,
My name is Mr. Nelson Edward. I am the accountant of the First Inland Bank
Victoria Island Lagos. I am a Nigerian married with two kids.
I am writing to solicit your assistance in the noble transfer of
US$1.800,000.00 (One Million, Eight Hundred Thousand US Dollars). This
fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the accountant made as
profit during the last year. I have already submitted an approved end
of the last year report for the year 2006 and also submitted report of first
quarter of this year 2007 to my Head Office here in Lagos and
they will never know of this Excess.I have since then, placed this amountof
US$1.800,000.00 (One Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Us
Dollars)on a SUSPENCE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.
As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus
I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this
money into your bank account. I intend to part with 30% of this fund to you
while 70% shall be for me. I do need to stress that there are
practically no risk involved in this. It is going to be a bank-to-bank
transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere you feel safer. All I need
from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.If you accept
this offer, I will appreciate your timely response. You
can contact me on my private e-mail: snelsonedward1@yahoo.com
Best regards,
Mr. Nelson Edward
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