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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "BARRISTER DAVID WEST" <david724@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: david74742005@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 01:27:59 -1000
Subject: URGENT INQUIRY
Dear Sir,
I am barrister David West, a solicitor at law and the personal attorney to late Mr.Mark Shinawatra a national of your country, who used to be a private contractor with the Shell Development Company in Nigeria, herein after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 1999, he and his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagbama express road, all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then 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 nameto locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.
The deceased had an account valued at about $15 million US dollars and the bank 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 unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at $15Million US dollars can be paid to you and then youand me can share the money. 60% to me and 40% to you. I have allnecessary 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 see this transaction t I guarantee you 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 urgently by Email: david74742005@yahoo.co.uk or my direct self-phone line 234 80 35754843
Best regards,
Barrister David West
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