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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: "NWODO HIGHCLASS" <highclass2002@msn.com>
Reply-To: highclassic22@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:19:44 +0000
Subject: CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY.
CHIEF BARR.NWODO HIGHCLASS.L.L.B. L.L.M B.L LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND CONSULTANT MEMBER CONSTITUTION DRAFTING COMMITTEE 1995. Dear sir/madam, I am Barr.Nwodo Highclass, An Attorney at Law in the Republic of BENIN. I am the personal Attorney to MR. Samuel Johnson, a stock Broker who also deals on comodities [petroleum products and solid minerals], whom I believe is a National of your country. This client of mine died on september 11th Terrorist Attack on WORLD TRADE CENTER in UNITED STATES. He died on a secondary cause of the Terrorist Attack on the WTC when a Car conveying him and his wife crashed into a stationary Truck at the premises of the WTC in the ensuing confusion. The Truck actually belonged to the Fire Service Authorities of the USA and since then I have been in a legal tussle with the Authority to include the names of my client and his wife into the list of the Attack Victims but this has not worked yet. Before he died, my client has the sum of US$10.440,000.00 (Ten Million, Four hundred and Fourty Thousand US Dollars)in his account with BANK OF AFRICA (BANQUE DE AFRIQUE).Since then I have made several inquiris to locate any of his extended Relatives but this has proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to locate any member of his family. This has also not paid-off. I therefore, decided to contact you to assist in claiming of the money left behind by my client as his next-of-kin .His Account will be declared "unserviceable" by the Bank if the money remains unclaimed by his relations after a reasonable time and this will mean a total loss. I therefore, seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the money US$10.440m will be paid to you ,then I and you will share the money. Note that all neccesary legal documents will be in place to back up the claims. 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. Once I have your consent and trust,I will immediately raise all necesary documents and instruct the bank to move the money on your name to the account number you may chose. Anticipating your urgent response. With my best regards, Barr.Nwodo Highclass. CHIEF BARR.NWODO HIGHCLASS.L.L.B. L.L.M B.L LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND CONSULTANT MEMBER CONSTITUTION DRAFTING COMMITTEE 1995.
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