| These are samples of the Nigerian Inheritance | | | | Guam on August 1997, banked with us here at |
| Scam email. We have had clients call us wishing to | | | | Inland Bank P.l .c and had a closing balance of |
| open bank accounts to receive such an | | | | US$20.5M (Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand |
| inheritance. The inheritance amount is generally | | | | Dollars) which the bank unquestionably expects it |
| mind boggling – at least $8,000,000 and often | | | | to be claimed by any available next of kin of the |
| $20,000,000. The person calls our law firm and | | | | late beneficiary or alternatively be donated to a |
| wants to open a bank account and they mention | | | | discredited trust fund for Arms and Ammunition |
| they are going to be receiving a large sum of | | | | at a Military War College here in Nigeria. |
| money. It comes out that it is an inheritance. | | | | Valuable effort have been made by the Inland |
| Generally from someone they did not know, | | | | bank to get in-touch with any of the Burke's |
| sometimes it is a person they did know. The | | | | family or relative but proved to no avail. it is |
| Nigerians look for links between people on the | | | | because of the perceived possiblity of not being |
| internet apparently. They play along with their | | | | able to locate any of the late Engr. Burke Sean's |
| intended victim for a time and then they ask for | | | | next of kin that the management under the |
| money to cover expenses usually to get the | | | | influence of our chairman and Members Of The |
| funds released. They will say they need a | | | | Boards Of Director, Mr I Yuguda, that an |
| certificate of good standing on the funds or some | | | | arrangement be made for the funds to be |
| nonsense document that does not exist in the | | | | declared Unclaimable and subsequently be donated |
| real world of banking. Rest assured they have | | | | to the Trust Fund for Arms and Ammunition to |
| some documents they can show you complete | | | | further Enhance the course of war in Africa and |
| with stamps, seals etc – all junk they made | | | | the World in General as you know that war will |
| themselves. If it is too good to be true, it | | | | eventually bring destruction to man kind. In order |
| probably isn’t true. Never ever send them | | | | to avert this negative development, I now seek |
| any money. Delete their emails and get on with | | | | your permissionto have you stand as the |
| your life. We have encountered people who have | | | | Next-Of-Kin Of . Engr Burke Sean so that the |
| given these scammers tens of thousands of | | | | funds US$ 20.5M (Twenty Million Five Hundred |
| dollars. Never once have we ever seen any of | | | | Thousand Dollars) would be release and pay into |
| these inheritance beneficiaries get any funds. Note | | | | your Bank Account as the Next Of Kin. This is a |
| the letters use free email address, there are | | | | deal between you and I only as all Documents |
| typos and the words used are overly formal. | | | | and proofs to enable you get this Fund will be |
| Generally here is the name of a bank, Lagos .or | | | | carefully Worked out and more so I am, Assuring |
| London, or Honk Kong, or Benin | | | | you a 100% Risk Free Involvment in this deal. |
| Dear Friend, | | | | your share out of the $20.5m depends on our |
| Please forgive me if I intrude your privacy, we do | | | | agreement as we procceed with the deal. I will |
| not know each other but it does not matter. | | | | also like to invest my own part of the money in |
| what matters is transperency between us in this | | | | your country with your help after the transfer. If |
| deal. I am Mr favor Adim Duke an Accountant | | | | this Proposal is all right by you then kindly get |
| with Ixyz Bank plc. I came to know about you in | | | | back to me by e-mailingme thanking you in |
| my private search for a reliable and reputable | | | | anticipation of your co-operation. I like if you visit |
| person to handle this confidencial business | | | | this web site for more clarification on clash. ( |
| transaction. A foreigner, Late Engr Burke Sean a | | | | Yours Faithfully, |
| Contractor with the Federal Government Of until | | | | Mr so and so |
| his death in Korean Air flight 801, which Crashed in | | | | Accountant xyz Bank plc. |