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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: "info" <alliedbank@mail.od.ua>
Reply-To: mike2009ng@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:58:38 -0000
Subject: =?koi8-r?B?bGV0dGVyLg==?=
Dear Friend.
It is indeed my pleasure to write you this letter, which I believe will be a
surprise to you as we have never met before, and I am deeply sorry if I have
in any manner disturbed your privacy.
Please forgive this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular
letter is of exceptional and very private nature. There is absolutely going to
be a great doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email, coupled
with the fact that, so many individuals have taken possession of the Internet
to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely difficult for
genuine and legitimate business class persons to get attention and recognition.
My name is Mr. Mike Iragbor; I am Manager of a commercial bank. I contacted
you on a business Transfer that requires confidentiality, Trust and
transparency, where both of us have a lot to Benefit. During our auditing
Accounts section, I discovered a huge sum of money US$20.5M deposited by our
late customer, a foreigner who died On the 21st of April 2000, Engr. Harold
Bowen, his wife and their two Children were involved in a car accident in a
remote village called Kuru near Jos in Plateau State.
All occupants of the car unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have
made several enquiries to his embassy here in Lagos-Nigeria to locate any of
Harold Bowen Extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful to locate
any member of his family. Now the management of the bank has issued a notice
to provide the next of kin to claim the funds or they have the account frozen.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 6 years now,
I contacted you to seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased since you are a foreigner so that the proceeds of this account valued
at US$20.5M, can be transfer to your account that you would provided, then we
can share the money 50%/ for me and 50% for you because is a deal between me
and you.
Finally, I have made an arrangement with an attorney who will work on your
behalf and secure all the necessary legal documentation that would indicate
you as the Beneficiary of the fund to back up this claim, and this I must do
to make sure that this fund is not wasted or end up in the wrong hands.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us sees this deal through
and secures all the legal documents. I guarantee you that this transaction
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I
from any breach of the law.
If you are interested in this deal, kindly get back to me with your complete
information, as follow.
Your private telephone and Fax numbers, your full name and address.
Best regards,
Mr. Mike Iragbor
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