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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 Bill" <benbrown22@msn.com>
Reply-To: allen_bill01@yah00.it
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 02:24:25 +0000
Subject: urgent reply
Dear Friend,
I am Barrister Allen Bill, a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to
Mr.
Edwin Mcdonalds who used to work with Chevron Oil Development Company
in
Nigeria.
On the 21st of April 2003, his wife and their three children were
involved
in a car accident along Abuja Express Road.Unfortunately, they all lost
their lives in the event of the accident.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any
of my
clients relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his
relatives
over the Internet to locate any member of his family but to no avail,
Hence,
I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my
client
in a Security Company.
Particularly, the Security Company where the deceased deposited the
US$30
Million (Tharty Million United States Dollars only).Consequently, this
Security Company issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin to claim
the
US$30 Million (Tharty Million United States Dollars only) in their
custody
within the next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2
years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased
to claim the fund as the Next of Kin to him so that the Security
Company
will transfer the fund to youraccount.
Upon receipt of the fund, I will come over to your country to meet with
you
for the disbursement of the fund and then you and I will share the
money in
this order: 55% will be for me, 40% will be for you, while 5% will be
used
on expenses incurred.
I have all the necessary legal documents that can back our claim we may
make
with the Security Company.
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 secured and confidential email
address
at: ( allen_bill01@lycos.com <mailto:allen_bill01@lycos.com> ) to
enable me
clarify you further.
Best regards.
Barrister Allen Bill
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