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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: "christian christian" <christiananayo@msn.com>
Reply-To: barr_anayo@sify.com
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:27:05 +0000
Subject: NEXT OF KIN
Attention:
I am Barrister christian anayo a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Mr. Patrick Gerhard a national of your country,who used to work
with shell Development Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall bereferred to
as my client. On the 21st of April 2001, my client, his wife and their only
daughter were involved in a car accident along sagbama express road. All
occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I
havemade several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my client
sextended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet,
to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted
you to assist in recovering the fund valued at US$13.5 millionleft behind by
my client before it get confisicated or decleared unserviceable by the
Security Finance Film where this huge amount were deposited. The said
Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have the account confisicated within the next twenty one official working
days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 1
year now, I seek the conset to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased since you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this
account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive pesponse,
we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have
necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.
All I require from ,you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protact you from any breach of the law.Please get in
touch with me through E-MAIL barr_anayo@sify.com
barrister christian anayo
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