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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: tndwilliams34@tiscali.co.uk
Reply-To: muinaguie@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 21:50:34 -0700
Subject: Reply Soonest.
FROM Williams & ASSOCIATES CHAMBERS.
SOLICITOR, CONSULTANT AND SENIOR ADVOCATES.
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL={muinaguie@yahoo.com}
Attn.President/Ceo.
Dear sir/ma,
I am Barrister Tunde O.Williams{Esq}a solicitor at law and personal/family
attorney to (Engr.Masfiled Zamboulis} a citizen of your country, who used
to be a
financial Controller with Shell Oil Development Company in Nigeria, Here
in should be
referred to as "myclient, On the 21st April 2001, myclient??his wife and
their three
Children were involved in a ghastly Motor accident, which claimed their
lives.
Ever since then, as the family attorney and friend I have made several inquires
to
Your embassy to locate any of "myclients"extended relatives but this has
Proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name
over the
Internet to locate any member of his family or anyone that has the same
last name as
my client to come forward and claim His estate for our mutual benefit, hence
I decided to contact you. My client left
Lots of money in banks here. (US$15.2million) to be precise, prior to the
execution
of The Federal Government circular, authorizing banks to place on hold or
freeze any
Account containing huge sums of money belonging to foreigners that has been
Unserviceable for a reasonable period of time.
I transferred the money to Europe for safety, using the name of my client
and
deposited it in a trust security company; the money is save in a trust security
company in Europe. I am soliciting for your assistance as all efforts to
trace my
clients Extended family has yielded no results, to stand as my client?s
next of
kin and lay Claims to the fund for our both mutual benefit before it is
confiscated by the
Government of my country,
Since you are of the same country with my client, I assure you that there
is no risk
Involved as all the documentations relating to the Fund is with me, which
I will
provide to you.All we needed to do is to present you as my "client s"next
of kin and the
Money is all ours.
Upon your acceptance to assist me to claim this money from the bank, I shall
work out
the percentages to be shared amongst all parties involved and forward to
you the
Necessary documents to enable you make immediate adequate claims over the
funds.
Percentages shall be as follows i.e.=30% for you and 70% for us.
N.B, you are advised to forward your acceptance response to my
Alternative email
Address below:
{muinaguie@yahoo.com}.
Your soonest response is anticipated.
Yours faithfully.
Barr.Tunde O.Williams{Esq}.
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