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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: "shola martins" <sholamartins700@msn.com>
Reply-To: sholamartins701@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 08:12:08 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend
Dear Friend,
Good day!
With warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings, and i hope this mail
meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might
seem to you, as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the past,
I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and immense
benefit. I am sorry if this letter comes to you as an embarrassment but be
rest Assured that your particulars of contact was given to me after a due
Search, for reliable and capable foreigner that will handle Confidentially a
transfer of huge sum of money, from National Bank Of Nigeria Plc to a
foreign bank account. The deal in details: - a foreigner, late Morris was an
oil merchant/contractor with the federal government of Nigeria but a
national of your country and also have the same last name with you and
resides here in Nigeria. Until his death four year ago in a ghastly plane
crash. Here is a web page that tells more about his untimely death on
February 4th, 2000
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html
He had a deposit of (US$18, 624,000) Eighteen million, six hundred and
twenty-four thousand United States dollars, with the National Bank Of
Nigeria Plc before his death in February 4, 2000. I am his personal lawyer,
and nobody has serviced the Account or shown up for his money since after
his death till date. Although, efforts have been made by the bank to get in
touch with his next of kin or any of his relations, but all to know avail
(he died with his wife). It is on this note I decided to look for the person
that has the same last name with the late man so that the transfer will be
easy and act as next of kin to late Mr. Morris, this sum of money is now
kept in the deceased account with the National Bank Of Nigeria Plc. Please
understand that this money (US$18, 624, 000) when transferred into your
account will be used for a joint venture establishment, as may be agreed by
both parties involved. This transaction is 100% risk free, for I have
concluded every arrangement to safeguard you in this transaction. Therefore,
if you wish to assist , hasten up and send the following to enable me
effectively process the necessary document for smooth transfer into your
account, to be nominated by you as the next of kin to the late Morris , you
are urgently required to send to me.
YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION
We know we have never met or entered into any kind of transaction with you
before as to know the extent of your trust and honesty. But based with the
recommendation, I personally want to believe that you will not sit on the
money if it finally gets to your account.
It is on this note i consider it proper to write and ask for your consent,
and permission to support the transfer into your account.
Please, for security reasons acknowledge me the receipt of this letter by
mailing me back.
I await your urgent response,
Yours faithfully,
Barrister.Shola Martins
Tel: 234-806-558-6885
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