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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: "Barrister Demed" <barristerdemed1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristerdemed14@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 03:43:26 +0000
Subject: hello ,next of kin??????
Dear Friend,
I am Barrister Abdulaziz Demed,a solicitor.I am the Personal Attorney to
Engr. Terry Thomas,a national of United State of America, who used to work
with shell/oil development company in Nigeria as the chief Engineer.
On the 2nd of may 1999, 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. Since then I have made several
enquiries to their embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives,
this has proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
over the internet, to locate any member of his family but all to no avail,
hence I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money that belong to my
client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about 20
million dollars has issued me a notice today to provide the next of kin or
have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4 years
now, I seek your consent to present you to the bank as the next of kin of
the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $20 million
Dollars can be paid to your account and then you and I can share the money.
55% goes to me and 40% goes to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax
as your government may require, as soon as you indicate your interest by
sending below information:
1. Your full name and address
2. Your telephone and fax number
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through.I have all the documents (DEATH CERTIFICATE AND DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE)
required to do this transaction and I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.
Please be advised to send your response through my alternative email
address;Barristerdemed14@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks as I await your call/response.
Best regards,
Barrister Abdulaziz Demed.
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