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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: "TUNJI BELLO" <tunji_bello4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tunji_bello1@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:30:36 +0000
Subject: ACT AS NEXT OF KIN (TOWNSEND)
Greetings Dear Townsend,
Please Permit me to contact you through this medium. I am Barrister Tunji
Bello, a solicitor at-law. I was the personal attorney to one of my late
clients Mr Mark Townsend,that used to work with an indigenous company here
in my country. In summer 2002, my client, his wife and their three children
were involved in an Plane crash while on a picnic-trip, Unfortunately, all
occupants of the plane lost their lives. Pleaseview the link below to see
the news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/05/05/nigeria.crash/
Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over
the Internet, to locate any exact matched surname hence I contacted you. I
have contacted you to assist in receiving and accommodating the money left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the bank where these huge deposits were lodged. My deceased client had an
account balance with his bank valued at about US$9.9million, and I have been
issued a notice as his attorney to provide his next of kin or have the
account confiscated.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating my client's relatives; I now seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client since
you have the same last name so that the proceeds of his account
(US$9.9million) can be paid to you. You and I can then share the money 60%
to me and 40% for you.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this project
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate/risk-free
arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law.I await
your positive response to my private email address at
tunji_bello1@hotmail.com as soon as you read this email.
Best Regards,
Barrister Tunji Bello.
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