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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: ABEL MORGAN <abelmorgan108@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 04:36:24 -0300
Subject: GREETINGS
Dear Friend,
I am ABEL MORGAN, Banker. I am the Chief Accountant to ENGR.John Ashford, a national of United State of America,who used to work with Esmas construction company in Nigeria as the chief Engineer. On the 2nd of may 1999, 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. Since then I have made several enquiries to their 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 to assist in repatriating the money that belong to my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the late decease had an account valued at about $5 million dollars has issued me a notice today to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAILS
1.(abelmorgan237@yahoo.gr)
2.(abelmorgan2399@yahoo.com)
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the elatives for over 6 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $5 million dollars can be paid to your account and then you and me can share the money 55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require, As soon as you indicate your interest by sending below information:
1. Your full name and address 2. Your telephone and fax number 3. Your company's name (If any)
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this dealt through. I have all the documents (DEATH CERTIFICATE AND DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE) required to this transaction I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Call me on my telephone to enable us discus about this deal and I will also send you the contact of the bank where the money is deposited to enable you contact them requested information would send via alternative email address(abelmorgan237@yahoo.gr) please contact me as soon as possible so that we can proceed further.
Best regards.
ABEL MORGAN.
REPLY TO(abelmorgan237@yahoo.gr)
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