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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: <lollyrichards@richardsgroup.org>
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:20:03 -0700
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST
LAGOS OFFICE
22 ALLEN AVENUE IKEJA
LAGOS-NIGEGRIA
NIGER CATS NIGERIA PLC
NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST
My Name is Mrs Lolly Richards, I am the secretary to Late Sir Engr. Willy
Bubenik.
This is sequel to your non response of our earlier letter to you on behalf
of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of late of Sir Engr. Willy
Bubenik ( ksm), who was into crude oil business here in Nigeria. I wish to
notify you that you were listed (Your name and e-mail was on Sir Engr.
Willy Bubenik List as one of his beneciaries) as a beneficiary to the
bequest of the sum of Three Million US Dollars in the codicil and last
testament of the deceased. The late Sir Willy Bubenik until his death was
a former Managing Director and pioneer staff of a big construction company
here in Nigeria to be precise NIGER CATS NIG PLC.
He was a very dedicated Christian and a great philanthropist during his
life time. Late Sir Willy Bubenik died on 9th February 2003 at the age of
68, He was buried on the 23rd of February. Late Sir Willy Bubenik even
though he was an American living and working in here as a foreigner he
requested before his death that he be buried here in his words, (I regard
here as My home and the people as my people). He said that this token is
to support your ministry and help to the less- privelegded. His personal
Lawyer is also involve in this transaction, note that the funds were
deposited in a security company in Netherlands.
Barrister Newton Igie will file all necessary documents at the high court
probate division for the release of this bequest of money. Please assure
me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. I await your urgent
reply.
Congratulations. Here is my Alternate e-mail address: Mrslolly@email.com
OR mrsrichards@publicist.com , please write me back to this e-mail on how
you can claim your funds.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Lolly Richards (SEC)
LAGOS OFFICE
22 ALLEN AVENUE IKEJA
LAGOS-NIGEGRIA
NIGER CATS NIGERIA PLC
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