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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: "Eric Jones" <ericjones02@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:51:14 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE AND URGENT.
FROM THE DESK OF
THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
# 12 ISAAC JOHN STREET
IKEJA, LAGOS
NIGERIA.
PRIVATE AND URGENT.
ATTN:
I crave your indulgience for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but
it was borne out of desperation and current development. Please bear with
me. I am Barrister ERIC JONES. a solicitor at law. I was the Personal
attorney to Mr. Louis Green, a national of your country, who used own an
oil servicing company in Nigeria Herein after shall be referred to as my
client. On the 21st of November, 2002.my client his wife and their three
Children were involved in a car accident along sagbama express road. All
occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
I know that my client had no living kin but i went ahead and made
several inquiries to your embass to locate any of my clients extended
relatives but this has proved unsuccessful. I only did so to be double sure
of this fact. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track
his last name over the Internet, hence I contacted you. I have contacted
you to assist me in repatriating the money and property left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the Standard Bank
Nigeria Ltd where the deceased had an account valued at about $6.5million
us dollars.
This account will be confiscated after four years if not claimed and We
have just about two month. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over 3 years now I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that
the proceeds of this account valued at $6.5million us dollars can be paid
to you and then you and me can share the money. 30% shall be for you
because you are the relative of my late client and 60% for me while 10% is
earmarked for expenses that will be incurred during the process of Transfer
of the fund. I have all necessary legal documents that can! be used to back
up any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in
touch with me by my e-mail to enable us discuss further. You may also send
your phone number so that I can call you. I look forward to your urgent
response.
{e-mail:ericjones02@msn.com}
PHONE NO:234-25900092
Best regards,
Barr ERIC JONES.
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