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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: "hass don" <hass_don6542@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hassdon_000@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:24:06 +0100
Subject: Greetings,
BARRISTER HASS DON
4 BELO SQ LAGOS
E-mail:(hassdon_000@yahoo.com)
Greetings,
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
I am Barrister Hass Don, a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to
Engr T. Thomas,a National of your Country, who has lived in Nigeria for the
past fifty years, and whom here in after shall be referred to as my client.
On the 2ND of MAY 2002 , my client, was involved in a fatal car accident
along sagbama express road .All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
their lives, my client was one of them. I have contacted you to assist in
repatriating most especially,the money left behind by my client before they
get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge
deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
$10.5 million u.s. dollars has issued me a notice to provide the Next of
kin, or have the account confiscated.I seek your consent to present you as
the Next of kin of the deceasedsince you are from the same Country so that
the proceeds of this account valued at $10.5million u.s.dollars can be paid
to you, as my clients Next of Kin, and then we can share the amount on a
mutual agreed prcentage.All legal documents to back up your claim as the
deceased Next of Kin, will be provided.You are therefore, advised to send to
me your full information (as mentioned below) to enable me effect this
transaction.
1. Your Full name and Address
2. Your Telephone and Fax number
3. Your Age and Sex
4. Your Occuaption
5. Your Nationality
6. Your Marital Status,
All I require is your honest co-operation 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. Please get in
touch with me by email immediately you receive this letter for further
clarifications. (hassdon_000@yahoo.com)
I am wait your urgent response.
Best regards,
BARRISTER Hass Don
E-mail me here:hassdon_000@yahoo.com
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