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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: John Stoon <barrjohnstoon@aqualityplace.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 05:05:57 +0100
Subject: hope to hear from you
FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER john stoonESQ.
[stoon& ASSOCIATES]
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATE
#24IKORODU STREET OLUTI
(LAGOS NIGERIA)
STRICTLY CONFIDENCIAL.
DEAR friend,
BEFORE I START, I MUST FIRST APOLOGIZE FOR THIS UNSOLICITED MAIL TO
YOU.I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS CERTAINLY AN UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO
STARTING A RELATIONSHIP,BUT AS TIME GOES ON YOU WILL REALIZE THE NEED FOR MY ACTION.MY NAME IS BAR.john stoon,A SOLICITOR AND THE PERSONAL
ATTORNEY TO MR. MARK JESSEI, A CITIZEN OF YOUR COUNTRY,WHO WORKED WITH AN OIL COMPANY IN NIGERIA.HERE-IN-AFTER REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 2002, MY CLIENT,HIS WIFE AND THEIR FOUR CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A GHOSTLY MOTOR ACCIDENT ALONG SAGAMU EXPRESS ROAD. MY CLIENT AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE ACCIDENT.
SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES, WHICH HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCESSFUL ATTEMPTS,THE NEED TO CONTACT YOU.
MY MAIN REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY ARE CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THEY ARE
DEPOSITED/LODGED.PARTICULARLY THE BANK.
WHERE THE DECEASED HAS A FIXED SUM OF EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS. THE SAID BANK HAS ISSUED ME A FINAL NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY CLIENT OR THEY WILL BE LEFT WITH NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO CONFISCATE HIS FUNDS, A COPY OF THE SAID NOTICE WHICH I WILL FAX TO YOU ON GETTING YOUR REPLY.
SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING MY CLIENT'S RELATIVES FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS NOW I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY CLIENT GOING BY THE FACT THAT BOTH OF YOU HAS THE SAME NATIONALITY ,SO THAT THE SAID FUNDS AS STATED ABOVE I.E, THE SUM OF EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS CAN BE PAID TO YOU INSTEAD OF LEAVING FOR THE BANK. WE CAN TAKE PART OF IT AND LEAVE THE REST TO CHARITY.
I HAVE ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE, ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS ARRANGMENT THROUGH I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE
EXECUTED UNDER ALEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.
PLEASE REPLY ME VIA THIS MAIL
EMAIL:barrjohnstoon20034@yahoo.com
FINALY KINDLY GIVE ME YOUR CONFIDENTAIL PHONE/FAX NUMBERS
SO THAT I CAN FAX TO YOU ALL THE CORRESPONDENCE
BETWEEN THE BANK AND ME.
BEST REGARDS
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