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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: ken_nedu@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:23:30 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?INHERITANCE?=
BARRISTER STEVE TOLU
CHAMBERS & SOLICITORS
PLOT 205 AHMADU BELLO WAY
VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS NIGERIA.
REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE
EMAIL:drkennethnedu@yahoo.com
DEAR FRIEND
I am highly esteemed, to write you this very urgent letter I am Barrister
STEVE TOLU, a Solicitor and Personal Attorney to Mr.Fredrick, a national
of your country,who before his death was a contractor
with Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company {NLNG}. On the 21st April 2000,my
client his wife and their only kid were involved in a car accident along
Lagos Ibadan Express Road. Both of them unfortunately lost theirlives. Since
then I as the Personal Attorney of the deceased I had made several inquiries
to locate any of my clients extended relative but this has proved unsuccessful.
After several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives through
the Internet,to locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence I
contact you.I have dicided to contact you to assist in
repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before there
get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge Deposits
were lodged. Particularly,the Bank where the Deceased
had an Account valued at about USD9M {Nine Million United States Dollars}
as at last month assessment.
The Bank has issued me a notice as the Attorney to the Deceased to provide
the Next of Kin or have the Account confiscated within the Next 24 official
working days since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for
over the years that i have been searching.on this order,I seek your consent
to present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you bear the same
name, as the bank is ready to listen
to you provided you have the writefull Information of the Account,which
i will give to you immediately you agreed to assist me, so that the proceeds
of this Bank ccount valued at $9M Nine Million Dollars can be paid out in
your favour.
As a Barrister,i have all the necessary Legal Documents that will be used
to back up the claim . All I require from you is your honest co-operation
to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this
transaction will be executed under a legitimate banking arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of law.
I have agreed to give to you 40% for your assistance,while 50% will be for
me 10% will be for any exepenses which may come. and also
yortelephone\fax are needed.
waiting for your urgent response.
Best Regards,
BARR.DR.kennneth nedu
EMAIL:drkennethnedu@yahoo.com
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