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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: "barrister george" <george_esq@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 20:37:30 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I WANT YOU TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN
FROM: GEORGE OLA.
I WANT YOU TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN
I AM BARRISTER GEORGE OLA AND ALSO THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO MR. MORRIS THOMPSON A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY, ONE OF THE MAJOR CONTRACTOR TO SHELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN NIGERIA. FEW YEARS AGO MY CLIENT WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE PLANE CRASH ON FEBRUARY 4TH, 2000 BOARD ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT 261. ALONSIDE OTHER 87 PASSENGERS . PLEASE VIEW THE WEBSITE BELOW FOR VERIFICATION.
HTTP://ARCHIVES.CNN.COM/2000/US/02/01/ALASKA.AIRLINES.LIST/
THIS WAS SAD NEWS TO THE HEARING OF ANY HUMAN BEING AND SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY 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 HAVE CONTACTED YOU ON TRUST TO ASSIST ME IN RECEIVING THE MONEY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THE BANK HE HAS AN ACCOUNT WITH GET THE MONEY CONFISCATED OR DECLARED HIS MONEY AS UNCLAIMED FUND FOLLOWING THE BANK POLICY.
PARTICULARLY, THE BANK WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT ABOUT 28.5 MILLION DOLLARS HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY CLIENT OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT TEN OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS. SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED SO THAT THETRANSFER OF THIS MONEY VALUED AT $28.5 MILLION DOLLARS CAN BE PAID TO YOU AS HIS NEXT OF KIN FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT. THE SHARING PERCENTAGE IS AS FOLLOW IF ONLY YOU WILL BE FAITHFUL AND HONEST TO ASSIST ME, 30% FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AS NEXT OF KIN, 65% TO ME AND REMAINING 5% SHOULD BE FOR EXPENSES OR TAX AS YOUR GOVERNMENT MAY REQUIRE.
ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BACK UP YOUR CLAIM OF THIS MONEY WILL BE SECURED BY AN ATTORNEY ON YOUR BEHALF. ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEEING THIS DEAL THROUGH. I GUARANTEE YOU THAT THIS BUSINESS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME TO ENABLE US DISCUSS FURTHER STEPS TO FOLLOW.
GEORGE OLA (ESQ).
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