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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Barrister Johnson Akerele" <barrister@johnsonakerele.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:50:44 +0000
Subject: From Barrister Johnson
From Barrister Johnson
Akerele & Associates
10 Awolowo Street
Ikeja
Lagos - Nigeria.
Attention,
I am Barrister Johnson Akerele (SAN) a
solicitor, advocate and government accredited
attorney.
I am the personal attorney to the immediate past
President of Liberia Mr. Charles Taylor, who is
presently seeking political asylum here in Nigeria.
I know this letter will come to you as a surprise as
we have not met before, but I have to contact you as I
have been instructed by my client MR. CHARLES TAYLOR
to find a trustee in this business. For further
clearification on the identity of my client MR.
CHARLES TAYLOR you can go through
this CNN webpage
<http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/06/10/liberia.taylor/>
I got your contact over the internet during my search
for an assistance in this business, This became
necessary as my client CHARLES TAYLOR do not want
anybody who is known to his family to be associated
with this business.
Note that this business is 100% risk free, However you
must confirm your ability to handle this business as
it involves a large sum of money. The fund TWENTY SIX
MILLION FOUR HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$26.4million) was shipped and
deposited in a security company in Europe
by MR. CHARLES TAYLOR during the recent political turmoil in his country
Liberia.
Now that he is on political asylum in Nigeria, He
needs a trustworthy person like you to proceed on his
behalf to the place of the security company in order
to clear the funds for joint business Venture as he
does not have intention to bringing the funds back to
Africa. Afterwards I his attorney will come over to
your country and meet you on his behalf for final
agreement of the joint business venture.
Note that I will send to you the relevant documents
that will enable you take possession of this funds for
onward investment, All I need from you is as follows,
1, Your confirmation of your ability to handle this business
2, Your word that you will keep this business as
confidential as possible at all times until we
conclude this business.
3, Your telephone and fax numbers for communication
4, Your full parmanent address.
As soon as I get the above information from you, I
will disclose to you the name and the country where
the security company is, I will also forward to you
the contact and the name of the director of the
security company, I will also send your name and
contact to the security company to enable them contact
you accordingly. As we make progress, I will send to
you A LETTER OF AUTHORITY AND AN AGREEMENT LETTER that
will enable you clear the funds on my client behalf.
Please send a mail to my alternative mail Address johnson_2005@lawyer.com
indicate your interest to enable us proceed.
I await your urgent response.
Yours Faithfully.
Barrister Johnson Akerele (SAN)
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