Advance Fee Frauds and Email Scams
Inland Bank of Nigeria (2005)
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From: “rex my name is rex” rexdickson20@freemail.nl
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:22:07 +0200
Subject: DEAR ,
DEAR ,
MY NAME IS MR. LADAN MOHAMMED. I WORK WITH THE INLAND BANK OF NIGERIA
PLC AS A GROUP HEAD TREASURY DEPARTMENT. IN THE DISCHARGE OF MY DUTY,
I STUMBLED ON THIS DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT THAT HAS REMAINED DORMANT FOR
THREE YEARS NOW WITH EIGHT MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ($8.5M) IN IT. ON PERSONAL INVESTIGATION, I
DISCOVEREDTHAT THE ACCOUNT HOLDER DIED IN AIRCRASH ACCIDENT WITH THE
MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY WHO SHOULD BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE AMOUNT. I
AM WRITING YOU SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO REMIT THIS AMOUNT OF
MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT OF KIN HENCE THE DEPOSITOR
HAPPENED TO BE A FOREIGNER.IT IS SIMPLE PROCESS WHICH WILL TAKE A
SHORT WHILE TO PROCESS. OUTSIDE THIS,THE BANK MANAGEMENT WILL
CONFISCATE THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY AS UNCLEARED EFFECTS AND SEND BACK TO
THE NIGERIAN DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ACCOUNT. IF I HEAR FROM
YOU, I WILL TELL YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MONEY AND THE
OPERATIONAL METHOD WE CAN USE TO EFFECT THE REMITANCE INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT.NOTE THAT MY PURPOSE OF CONTACTING YOU
IS BECAUSE THE DECEASED HAS THE SAME NAME WITH YOU. IN REGARDS TO THIS
TRANSACTION, IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME PLEASE DO FORWARD YOUR
RESPONSE TO MY ALTANATIVE EMAIL:-ladanmohammed@voila.fr
BEST REGARDS,
LADAN MOHAMMED
