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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: "Jim Lott" <jimlott1708@msn.com>
Reply-To: helpjimlott@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:10:32 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,
Dear Friend,
I am Barrister Jim Lott, the Personal Attorney to a Foreign Contractor, who
worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria.On the 11th of September
2001, my client, a Mexican National, late
Engineer Carlos Montoya, an oil Merchant / Contractor with the
Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death some years ago in a ghastly
terrorist attack to American Airlines Flight 11, from Boston,
Massachusetts, to Los Angeles, California, crashed into the North
Tower of the World Trade Centre with 86 people on board. All
occupants of the Aeroplane unfortunately lost their lives. 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
have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind
by my client before they 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 US$9Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin,relatives so that the fund left will be transferred or havethe
account confiscated within the next twenty official working days. Since I
have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for over 4 years now I
seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account
valued at US$9Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share this
money. 70% to me and 25% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as
your Government may require.
All I require is your honest and co-operation 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.
I will want you to send to me on your return email the following
information for the transfer in your favour.
1, Your full names
2, Your contact address
3, The name of bank you wish we will use in receiving the fund successfully
4, The complete address of the bank
5, Your private phone and fax numbers where we will be communicating
to each other.
Regards,
Barrister Jim Lott.
+234 8058404979
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