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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: "Barrister Roland West" <barrrolandwest17@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 03:04:49 -1200
Subject: Dear Friend
FROM:Barrister Roland West(ESQ)
Roland West & Associates,
# 30 MICHEAL STREET,
FESTAC TOWN LAGOS, NIGERIA.
EMAIL: barr_rolandwest05@yahoo.com.hk
Dear Friend,
Before I start, I must appologise for this unsolited letter to you. I am
aware that this is certainly an unconditional approach to start a
relationship, but as time goes on you will realise the need or my action. My
name is Barrister Roland West,the Personal Attorney to Mr Frank Chamberlain,
A foreigner who used to work with Mekon Associates company in Nigeria for 15
years and he was retired on the 30th day of March 2004. On the 4th of May,
2004, my client and his wife ,got involved in a car accident, all occupants
of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made
several enquiries 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. I have contacted you to
assist in repatriating the fund left behind by my late client because the
bank have asked me as his lawyer to produce his next of kin.
Particularly, Bank have given me a notice to provide the next of kin to
claim the contract valued at about US$9 Million Dollars or have the amount
confiscates, since I have been unsuccessfully in locating the relatives for
over years, now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since your a foreigner, so that the proceeds of this account valued
at US$9 Million can be paid to you. All I require is your honest cooperation
to enable us see this dealt through .I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law of your country and my country too as a professional legal attorney in
the field. Finally, kindly maintain confidentiality between me and you on
this transaction.
I agree to pay you 40% of the total fund as the account owner, 55% for me,
while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require. I
have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we
may make. Note: Some of the lawyers in my office have been planning to
divert this particular amount of money US$9,000,000.00 but they failed
because I never authorized anybody to do that, as the principal attorney of
his estate. I urge your assistance to get this fund transfer into your
account.
Legitimately which I am assuring you. Some lawyers may contact you in
different ways concerning this claim, don't respond to them, I advise you
forward to me the message they send to you so that I can get them sacked and
arrested.
If you know it interests you, I advise you to forward the following
information of yours, to enable me present you to the finance house as the
true next of kin to my late client.
{1}. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.
{2}. YOUR FULL NAME.
{3}. YOUR AGE AND YOUR OCCUPATION.
{4}. YOUR IDENTIFICATION.
{5}. YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction
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 my secured and confidential e-mail addressat:
(barr_rolandwest05@yahoo.com.hk) to enable us discuss further.
Thanks and God bless.
Barrister Roland West.
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