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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: "Mr.Ernest Chinnachi" <e_chinnachi6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mr-ernest007@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:32:45 -0400
Subject: HELLO DEAR BROTHER
FROM:MR.ERNEST CHINNACHI,
HEAD OF ARCHIVES /RECONCILIATION
FIDELITY BANK PLC.
VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS.
RE: NEXT OF KIN
GOOD DAY,
DO NOT BE SURPRISED AT RECEIVING THIS MAIL.I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO HARM
IN TRYING SOMEONE TRUSTWORTHY AT HEART.A NEW RELATIONSHIP WILL GO A LONG WAY
TO HELP ME.
I NEED YOU TO COME AND STAND AS 'NEXT OF KIN' TO A CLIENT LATE MR PHILIP WHO
DIED OF A HEART CONDITION HERE IN LAGOS.SOME YEARS AGO,MR.PHILIP MADE A
NUMBERED(OR FIXED)DEPOSIT OF US$32,000,000.00 MILLION IN MY BANK.
UNFORTUNATELY,HE DID NOT MENTION A NEXT OF KIN IN ANY OF HIS PAPERS WITH US
OR HE IS A CONTRACTORS - TEXACO OIL.SINCE THEN,THERE HAVE BEEN NO RESPONCE
TO OUR INTERNATIONAL ADVERTORIALS CALLING FOR ANY RELATIVE TO CONTACT US.
MY DEPARTMENT HAS THE MANDATE TO OVERSEE THE INTERNAL CLEARANCE FOR CLAIMS
SUCH AS THIS AND THE FINAL APPROVAL SIGNATURE FOR PAYMENT IS MINE.YOU HAVE
NO RISK.BY LAW,YOU ONLY NEED TO SHOW-UP ONCE BEFORE THE MONEY WILL BE PAID
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT ABROAD.
HOWEVER,PLEASE KNOW THAT THE MONEY WILL BE SHARED BETWEEN US;I WILL TAKE 50%
AND YOU:40% WHILE 10% FOR THE EXPENSE WE MIGHT HAVE INCURE DURING THE
PROCESS OF TRANSFER.
THERE ARE REASONS WHY WE NEED TO CLAIM THIS MONEY FAST.I WILL GIVE YOU MORE
COMPREHENSIVE DETAIL WHEN YOU REPLY.
THANK YOU,
MR. ERNEST CHINNACHI.
TEL:234-806-925-5616
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