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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: "Allen Lane" <allen_lane001@trini.com>
Reply-To: allen_lane3@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 15:20:53 GMT
Subject: FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE
ALLEN LANE & ASSOCIATES,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER & SOLICITORS
OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA.
IN THE CHAMBER
ALLEN LANE, JEFFIA WILLIAMS LLB(HONS) BL,LLM,PHD.
W.F CLARKSON, LLB(HONS) B.L, LLB PROFESSOR, A.G
NWACHUKWU, LLB(HONS) B.L, LLB.
ALHAJI SULEMAN DANSULEMAN. LLB.(HONS)BL
Dear Baren,
It is with due respect that i have decided to contact
you believing you will maintain the trust and
confidence that this nature requires. Before
procceding,I wish to introduce myself,I am BARRISTER
Allen lane, a Lawyer by profession. I am the
personal attorney to Eng. Williams Baren, who
worked for the Cadbury Foods Nigeria Plc here in my
country, hereinafter shall be referred to as my
client.
It is quite unfortunate my client, his wife and two
kids was involved in the Plane Crash that happened on
30th January 2003. The Air bus is Kenya Airways
Harambee star A.310-304 with registraton number
5y-ben. The Air bus crashed into the Atlantic ocean
shortly after taking off at night from Abidjan Airport
to Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos. May
his soul rest in peace. Please treat this as highly
confidential.
Since his death, I have made several enquiries to your
embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives. This has proved unsuccessful. I came to
know about you through an enquiry I was making in the
internet, and i found out that you have the same Last
name with my client, Which prompted me to contact you
in order to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my late client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank,
Particularly, the account he maintains with standard
trust bank Plc, valued at about five Million, Five
hundred thousand US Dollars.
The Bank has already issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account
confisticated within the next 21 official working
days. Since i have been unsuccessful in locating his
relatives for over 2 years now, I now seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued
at US$5.5 Million Dollars can be paid to you and then
you and i can share the money, on the ratio of 60% for
me, and 35% for you and 5% for any contigency expenses
that we might incurr along the transaction.
I will provide the legal documents that will be used
to back up the claim. All I require is your honest
co-operation and assistance to enable us see this
business through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect us from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me by email and send to me
your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss
further about the details of this transaction.
For more confidentiality.
Best Regards,
Barrister Allen Lane Esq.
Principal Partner:
D.C & CO
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