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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: tony martins <tony_martins_01@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: tony_martins00@myway.com
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:25:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HELLO FRIEND..........................
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: tony_martins_01@yahoo.ca
Dear Friend,
- I am Barrister Tony Martins, the Personal Attorney and legal adviser to Mr Martin Graham,a foreigner resident here in Nigeria, he is an oil consultant/contractor with the Nigeria mining Corporation.On The 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagbama Express Road.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Before he died, he deposited the amount of US$28,000,000 (Twenty Eight million Dollars) under a label of photographic materials to a security company in (Europe). Since he died, i have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the world trade directory, to locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the security !
company, were the money was deposited. Particularly, the security company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin, now Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, so pls I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of my late client.As i want you to be forward to claim the money, I have agreed to share the money with you this way, 55% to me and 35% to you, while 10% will be for miscellaneous expenses that will be incurred in the process of the claim.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through, I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please indicate your full interest and willingness to travel to the security company and make the claim by sending to me your direct telephone and fax numbers for easy Communication, your full name and address are also needed. Please reply to this email tony_martins00@myway.com for your urge!
nt respond and also easy communication Best regards,BARRISTER To
ny Martins
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