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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: "Barrister Paul Azunna Duru (ESQ)." <barristerpaulazunna@walla.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 20:23:03 -0800
Subject: NEXT OF KIN
FROM:Paul Azunna Duru (ESQ)
P.A.DURU & Associates,
711 C,Close Attorney,s Ave,
Festac Town Lagos - Nigeria.
Tel:+234-80-357-48468.
Email:barristerpaulazunna@walla.com
Attn:Sir,
I am Barrister Paul Azunna Duru ,the Personal Attorney to Mr Larry John,A foreigner who used to work with Mekon Associates company in Nigeria.On May 4th 2002, Air Crash in Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, my client and his wife And their three children were involved with at least 148 other people..
www.wsws.org/articles/2002/may2002/nige-m07.shtml
The Nigerian Red Cross said that a minimum of 148 bodies had been recovered, while 49 people were seriously injured . Since then, I have made several enquiries to many embassy 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 repartrating the money left behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge sum
were lodged.
Particularly, the bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $15M ( Fifteen million United States Dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days. since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3years 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
$15 million dollars can be paid to you so that both of us will share the money. 60% to me and 30% for you,while 10% is set aside for expenses or tax as your government may require. I have all necessary legal documents to back up this claim from various ministries concerned, If this business interest you, i want you to indicate your full interest immediately you receive this mail.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction 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 secured and confidential e-mail address or the above stated private telephone number to enable us discuss further.
Best Regards.
Barrister Paul Azunna Duru
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