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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: "alhaji dangote" <alhajidangote007@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: alhajidangote007@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 13:48:21 +0000
Subject: BARRISTER DANGOTE & ASSOCIATIES
BARRISTER DANGOTE & ASSOCIATIES
15 Dale House
London SE162PT
United Kingdom
Private Email: ALHAJIDANGOTE007@yahoo.com
Attn:Sir/Ma,
I am Lawyer Ian James, an attorney to Christian Eicht Mason,a deceased
Immigrant.
property magnate who was based in the U.K.,Also referred to as my client.
On the 31th of July 2000, my client, his wife and their two Children died in
the Air France concord plane crash bound forNew York in their plan for a
world cruise,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Since then I have been managing his properties here in the U.K.and some of
his properties, which he put out for sale. Which Imonitored the payment as
his attorney, has been bought and paidfor. Now the money paid was deposited
into his Local accounthere.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscatedor declared unserviceable by
his bank.
Particularly, the bank has issued me a notice to provide any of his next of
kin or have the account confiscated within a short time. My late client has
an account valued at 15.5 million dollars.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for some time now,
and with the bank giving me deadline, I nowseek your consent to present you
as the next of kin of thedeceased, so that the proceeds of this account
valued at 15.5million dollars can be paid to you and then you, and I can
share the money. 50% to me and 40% for you and 10% for miscellaneousexpenses
that might arise.
I have all necessary information that can be used to back up any Claim we
may make.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see thisdeal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under alegitimate arrangement that
will protect you from anybreach ofthe law. Trust me, as his attorney, this
is a risk-free relationship.
Please reach me on my confidential email and send me your full names and
address,telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this
transaction.
Best regards,
BARRISTER DANGOTE & ASSOCIATIES
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