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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: "JERRY OKON" <jokon@galmail.co.za> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jokon2@atlas.cz
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 13:36:02 -0500
Subject: WIN-WIN PROPOSAL
ATTN SIR / MA
Iam Barrister JERRY OKON,a Solicitor and also the Personal
Attorney to Mr Jeef TON, a national of your country, who
used to work
with shell development company in Nigeria,on the 21st of
April 1999, my client, his wife and their three
children were involved in a car accident along Sagbama
Express Road
that claims the lives of all occupants of the vehicle.It
was a very sad news
and since then I have made several enquiries to your
embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relatives which proves
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 on trust to assist me in
receiving the money left behind by my client before the
bank he has an account with get money confisicated or
declared his money as unclaimed fund following thebank
policy.Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an
account valued at about 10.6 million dollars has issued me
a notice to provide the next of kin of my client or have
the account confisicated within the next ten official
working days.Since l have been unsuccesfull in locating
the the
relatives for over years now I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you
are bearing or
having the same surname with my late client so that the
proceeds of
the transfer of this money valued at $10.6 million dollars
can be paid
to you as his next of kin for our
mutual benefit.The sharing percentage is as follow if only
you wil be faithfull and honest to assist me, 30% for
yourassistance as next of kin, 65% to me and remaning 5%
should be for expenses or tax as your government may
require.All necessary legal documents that will back up
your claim of this money will be secured by an attorney on
you behalf. All I require is you r honest cooperation to
enable us see this deal through. I guarantee you that this
business 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 email to enable us discuss further
steps to follow and please for confidential reason forward
your reply to my private email[jokon@gamail.co.za] Best
regards
JERRY OKON esq]
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