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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: "john mathew" <johnmathew23@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:23:30 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY
Dear Friend,
I am barrister John Mathew ,a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Mr Howard, a citizen(a nationale) of your country, who used to work with
shell development company in Nigeria and as well a one time secret agent in
transfering of money overseas for the Late head of state of Nigeria {Late
Gen.SANI ABACHA}.Before his death On the 21st of April 1999 [ my client, his
wife And their three children were involved in a car accident along sagbama
express road in which all occupants of the motor died}. My client{ Howard}
deposited the sum of $17m in a bank here in Nigeria for himself, with the
hope of transferring it to his country as soon as he is on leave.
Since his death I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over
the Internet, to GET ANY ONE THAT BEARS THE SAME NAME WHO WOULD STAND AS THE
COUSIN TO MY LATE CLIENT, Howard TO CLAIM THE MONEY hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money before the acount
is confisicated or declared onserviceable by the holding trust where this
huge deposits were lodged.where the deceased had an account valued atabout
17million dollars has issued me a notice to providethe next of kin or have
the account confisicated within the next SEVEN official working days.
since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relativesfor over 2 years
now i seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same name so that the proceeds of thisaccount valued at
17million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the
money.50% to me and 50% to you 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 a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me by my email . Please contact me
here[john_mathew023@yahoo.com].
Best regards,
John Mathew
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