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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: michaelyoungesq@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 21:56:16 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?KINDLY=20ASSIST/NEXT=20OF=20KIN?=
YOUNG & ASSOCIATE CHAMBERS
OFFICE NO 4, 1ST FLOOR
TAFAWA BELEWA SQUARE
LAGOS ISLAND. LAGOS - NIGERIA
Email: michaelyoungesq@yahoo.com
Hello,
I am Mr. Michael Young of the Young & Associate Chambers, a legal consultant.
I write to you this all-important mail with due sense of humanity and with
some awareness that you will give it a favorable consideration.
This mail is written and intended to solicit your consent/assistance to
be presented as NEXT OF KIN to my Late Client, Eng. Smith Flynn who most
unfortunately lost his life in the HAFUN AREA OF SOMALIA, EAST AFRICA following
the December 26, 2004/January 2005 TSUNAMI WAVES that hit the INDIAN OCEAN
COASTLINE OF
SOMALIA. May his gentle soul rest in everlasting peace.
My late client was a foreign contractor to the defunct National Carrier
of Nigeria, Nigeria Airways before leaving Nigeria for Somalia February
last year. While in Nigeria, he made a fixed Deposit of Fund valued at USD7.8
(Seven Million, eight hundred thousand United States Dollars Only) with
a Financial Institution here in Nigeria.
To the best of my knowledge after years of serving him as a personal Attorney,
He left no clear beneficiary as Next of Kin except some vital documents
Related to the Deposit which I have in my possession which will serve to
facilitate the procurement of the necessary paper works that will place
you as his next of kin.
The Governing Body of the Financial Firm have contacted me on this matter
and have requested I present them with my late client's Next of Kin to lay
claims to his Funds. I have therefore contacted you to assist in repatriating
the money left behind by my late client before they declare them unserviceable
by the Financial Institution where this huge deposit were lodged.
Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you, I shall seek your consent
to be presented as the next of Kin so that the Financial Firm will not divert
my late Clients? Fund for wrong use. I have made all necessary legal arrangements
that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your
honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law.
For the sake of transparency on this matter, you are free to make immediate
contact with me on Email: michaelyoungesqyahoo.com to enable you and I make
further deliberation on what percentage of the proceeds of this deal each
of us will stand to gain at the successful completion of the claims process
by you. As a matter of fact, it is a mutual deal and as such we can share
it 60% to you and 40% to me.
Upon your reply, I implore you to furnish me with the following information
to make communication easier for us.
1. YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS AND
2. YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance while I expect your
prompt response.
Best regards,
Michael Young (Legal Consultant)
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