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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: olageorge99@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:31:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR GOOD FRIEND
¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:georgeola66@yahoo.com.co
- ATTN Sir/Ma It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a surprise this is because we have not met before but i am inspired to sending you this email by the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to the two of us. However, I am (Barrister Ola George ) personal Attorney to the late Engr.Ali Akbar a National of Isle of Man in UK, who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company(SPDC) in Nigeria. On the 21st of April 2003,my client, his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road. Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the accident, since then I have made several inquiries to several Embassies 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 contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client, I can easily convince the bank with my legal practice that you are the only surviving relation of my client. Otherwise the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposit was lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $12.5million U.S dollars( Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S.America Dollars).Consequently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days. since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over several 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 $12.5million U.S dollars can be paid to your account and then you and me can share the money. 65% to me and 30% to you, 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. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I look forward to hear from you urgently so that we can proceed accordingly. I wait for your urgent response, your full name and address, telephone & fax number and other relevant information. Thanks and God Bless.Yours Faithfully Barrister Ola George.
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