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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: "pual smith" <barristsmith_paul@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:02:11 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL, PLEASE READ THIS ?
Dear Friend,
How is your health and
life?Hope fine,well lets say thanks to the lord who is the arthur and
finisher of faith,
I am Barrister paul smith,of liberty bar&solicitors,atherstone
warwickshire,england.
I was the personal lawyer to mrs stacey mcsherry,before she sleep in the
bosom of the lord,on the 23 of december 2004, Late mrs stacey mcsherry was
55 years old, and suffer from cancer of the lungs, for 13 years she spend
lots of money to see if she could get a cure to her cancer, but it was so
sad when she gave up the ghost that very day in the hospital,And was buried
on the 1 of january 2005.
Late mrs stacey mcsherry has
supported the movement for world peace and making poverty in the world a
history,she was also wealthy,Because her late husband was an international
bunkery dealer in the sea side of forcados terminal,But he lost his life in
a plane crash in south africa, on the 1st of july 2000, Late mr ian bridge
mcsherry, will all his asset and money to his wife late mrs ian mcsherry,
and they had no children,Because late mrs mcsherry could not have one, due
to losing her womb in an operation, during are operaion for cancer.10 years
ago. late mrs stacey mcsherry left the sum of US$10,000,000,00 (Ten million
dollars,) in firstbank of nigeria,and she instructed me to give the money
out to the orphange homes in africa,But for the past six month, have being
trying to reach you to kindly and willing assist me in transfering this fund
into your account,I will also let u know that you need not worry about
anything because i have sort out everything with the bank, the onlything is
to transfer the cash into your account, please this transaction is a honest
and reliable transaction,
And i want to honestly assure you that
this is not a scam mail or fraud mail,your time and effort will be granted a
handsome reward,
20% of the cash will be given to you,
while 40% of this cash should be transfered into my own account, and 40%
goes for the bank manger in firstbank of nigeria. my good friend try and get
back to me thruogh phone or email as soon as u finish reading this mail,And
i will give you every details about this transaction, So i await your reply
so we can proceed with the transfer of the cash, because the bank is on my
neck and they want the transfer to be made as soon as possible, please your
trust and sincerity is higly need in the transaction, because i know you are
reliable and capable to assist in the transfer.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation,and waiting to hear
from you as soon as you finish reading this mail.
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister paul smith.
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