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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.Tella Edobor" <barr_tellaedobor04@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <tellaedobor2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:19:35 +0000
Subject: SEARCHING FOR THE RELATIVE OF LATE (Mr.Timmerman)
Dear Timmerman I am Barrister Tella Edobor, a solicitor at law. I am the Personal attorney to late Mr.Pitt Timmerman who used to work with an oil Company in Africa (Name Withheld) for security reason. On the October 23,2005, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in the Bellview Airlines plane crash here in Nigeria. All Occupants of the plane unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of his extended Relatives, but all effort has also proved unsuccessful.Private email box: tellaedobor2005@yahoo.com
Please refer to this website for more details concerning the plane crash: http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/nigeria.plane/ After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I Contacted you. Your assistance is needed in recovering the fund valued at US$5.5m (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar) Only deposited with a security firm (CENTRE POINT BANK PLC) CPB, before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Centre Point Bank. Please provide your personal information below so i can present the application of claim on your name as the beneficiary to my late client's fund. 1. YOUR FULL NAME2. CONTACT ADDRESS3. TEL/FAX OR MOBILE NUMBER4. OCCUPATION5. AGE6. SEX I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate Arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please respond as soon as possible. Thank you.Private email box:(tellaedobor2005@yahoo.com) Regards, Barrister Tella Edobor,Tella Edobor chambers & Associates.
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