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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: "alexo desmond" <barristerdesmond0999@msn.com>
Reply-To: barristerdesmond0909@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 16:44:38 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir / Madam ,
Dear Sir / Madam ,
I am Barrister Alexo Desmond , Solicitor; I am the Personal Attorney
(lawyer) to
my late client who was a national of your country, who used to work
with
Texaco development Company in Nigeria.
On the 21st of April 1999 , his wife and their three children were
involved
in a car accident along Lagos/Shagamu Express Road. Unfortunately they
all
lost their lives in the event of the accident, since then i have made
several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of his 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 got your
contact from a Web directory i got from your embassy.
I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money in addition,
property
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$8.6million dollars.
Consequently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the Next Of Kin or
have
the account confiscated within the next twenty official working days.
Since
i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now
i
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since
you are of the same calibal, so that the proceeds of this account
valued at
US$8.6 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share
the
money. 60% to me and 40% 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 co-operation to enable us
sees
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 private email : alexodesmond0909@yahoo.com to enable us
communicate further and also i want you to send to me the following-
Private Mobile Phone Number :
Fax Number :
Your Full Name :
Full Contact / Postal Address :
Occupation :
Age :
My Lawfull Regards
Barrister Alexo Desmond{esq.}
Your Attorney
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