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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: "FRANKLIN SMITH" <foffice29@me.by>
Reply-To: fs_office8@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:56:57 -0700
Subject: Good Day,
*Good Day,
This letter is written to you based on contact information I came across on
web while searching for investment options overseas. My name is Barrister
Franklin Smith,I am a lawyer to one Mr. Morris Thompson, an American who
died in the year 2000. Late Morris Thompson was a consultant in Chevron
Petroleum Company here in Nigeria and has a Fixed Deposit of
US$15,000,000.00 with Central Bank of Nigeria to run for a period of 6 years
from 1999 to 2005.
As a matter of fact, Mr. Morris left Nigeria some years back and did not
come back. I tried to locate him after several months only to discover that
he was involved in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which
crashed on 31st January 2000 together with his wife and their daughter,
visit the site below which I got during my investigation;
**http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/*<http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/>
*
My purpose of contacting you is that the fixed deposit has matured but no
one to stand for the claim. The bank has mandated me as his lawyer to
provide any of his relative to stand for the claim within two months since
the depositor died with his wife whom he indicated as his next of kin in the
crash. To this effect, I have decided to contact you to stand as Mr.
Thompson's next of kin in order to claim this money since it is obvious that
the bank did not know any of his relative. If you accept to stand for this
inheritance, I am willing to split the funds into two parts, for each of us
having an equal share.
There is no risk involved in this transaction, as I will give you all
information about Mr. Morris Thompson and his banking relationship with the
bank to enable you stand for the claim. I shall come over to your country
for my own share once this transaction is concluded. Please indicate your
interest so we can proceed further. Thanks
Truly,
Barr.Franklin Smith*
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