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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: "Dr.Williams Okonji." <infowilliams@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: dr_williams1954@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:17:36 +0100
Subject: Apology for infringing your privacy.
Dear Friend,
It is with utmost sincerity and good faith that I wish to intimate you on
the beneath business. I contacted you with an act of providence and utmost
faith believing that you can be trusted and capable of handling this
business proposal. I therefore apologize for infringing your privacy.
I am the manager Credit and Foreign Bills of Zenith International Bank
Limited of Nigeria. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my Bank
Mr.Schranner Andreas, a German Citizen, who deposited $15,500,00000 (Fifteen
Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) for twelve calendar months with
account number 14-255-2004/zib/t, who died on a fated AF4590 plane crashed
on Monday, 31 July, 2000 into the Hotelissimo.
After his death of I personally have watched with keen interest to see his
next- of-kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his
funds of US$15.5m (Fifteen Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars), which has been with my bank for a very long time. On this note I
decided to coact you to be his next-of-kin since no one has come up to be
his next-of-kin. I got your contact through my country's foreign trade
mission after I was convinced by providence that you could be used as his
next-of-kin.
I agreed that 30% of this money will be for you as a foreign partner in
respect of providing a new bank account/support or we can use your old
account information, while the rest will be for me when the money get into
your account. Thereafter, I will visit your country for disbursement as I am
almost due for retirement. Therefore, to facilitate the immediate transfer
of this fund to your account as arranged, you must apply first to the bank
as a relation to Mr.Schranner Andreas indicating your private telephone
number, and fax
numbers for easy communication and the location where the money will be
remitted. Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send you the application
and the next step to take.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch-free and
that you should not entertain any fear, as the whole required arrangement
has been made for the transfer.
You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter.
Trusting to hear from you.
Your respectfully,
Dr. WILLIAMS OKONJI.
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