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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: "Mr Peters George" <mrpeters04@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristerleojohnson@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 14:28:51 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE
FROM BARRISTER LEO JOHNSONCHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 203 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
LAGOS -NIGERIA.
TRANSFER OF $45M./YOU STAND AS THE NEXT OF
KIN
It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a suprise. This is
because we have not met before but i am inspired to sending you this email
by the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to the
two of us.Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose
to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest, surest and
most secured medium of communication.
However, Here is my name, BARRISTER LEO JOHNSON CHAMBERS, the personal
Attorney to
the late MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN a national of Isle of Man in UK, who used
to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company(SPDC) in Nigeria. On the
21st of April 1996,my client, and his wife And their three children were
involved in a car accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road.
Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the accident,Since
then I have made several enquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my
clients extended 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 of no avail, hence I
contacted you.
I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left behind
by my client,I can easily convince the bank with my legal practice that you
are the only surviving relation of my client.Otherwise the Estate he left
behind will be 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 U$45 million U.S dollars (Forty Five Million United
States Dollars (US$45,000,000.00). Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice
to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next
ten official working days.
since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over
several years now.I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
the deceased,so that the proceeds of this account valued at U$45 million U.S
dollars can be paid to your account and then you and me can share the money.
55%to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your
government may require.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation 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.
You are required to bring the following informations to enable me perfects
the documents in your favour.
(1)Your full name
(2)Your contact Address
(3)Age
(4)Occupation
(5) Your private phone,mobile and fax numbers for easy
communication.
Yours Faithfully,
BARRISTER LEO JOHNSONCHAMBERS, (Esq)
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