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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: "Barrister Jerry Legson" <LEGSADE@ERIGA.LV> (may be fake)
Reply-To: legsade@hispavista.com
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 19:46:40 -0700
Subject: QUITE A LONG TIME
Legal Practictioner,
Justice Barrister Jerry Legson {Esq} (Barrister Jerry Legson & Associates),
Head Office: 128 Broad street,
Lagos Nigeria.
Phone : 234-8055228090
Email: legsade@hispavista.com
Greetings Dear Friend,
Please Permit me to contact you through this medium. I am Barrister Jerry Legson, a solicitor at-law. I was the personal attorney to one of my late clients Mr Mark, that used to work with an indigenous company here in my country.On 4th of May 2002 , my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a Plane-crash while on a picnic-trip. Unfortunately, all occupants of the vehicle lost their lives.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/05/05/nigeria.crash/
Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track the Internet, to locate any
exact matched surname hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in
receiving and accommodating the money left behind by my client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged. My deceased client had an account balance with his bank valued at about US$9.9million, and I have been issued a notice as his attorney to provide his next of kin or have the account confiscated.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating my client's relatives; I now
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client since
you have the same last name so that the proceeds of his account (US$9.9million)
can be paid to you. You and I can then share the money 60% to me and 40% for you.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this project
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate/risk-free
arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law.
I await your positive response to my Alternat email address which is:
legsade@hispavista.com as soon as you read this email.
Best Regards,
Barrister Jerry Legson Esq.
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