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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: "Mr. thomas" <t.man8@juno.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: thomas2000_001@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 00:50:21 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY.
Compliment.
my name is barrister Thomas Okonu, a legal practitioner an solicitor I am
writing in respect of my late client who is a foreigner (Mr. john reinisch,
of Germany) who died in the plane crash of 31st of October 1999 [with
Egyptian airline 990] with other passengers aboard, since the demise of Mr. john reinisch, I personally have watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim her will which is containing some properties and funds of us$9.5m,[Nine million five hundred thousand united state dollar] which he deposited ( with a security company in Europe) and which has been with the Security company for a long time.
on this note I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the next of kin, as no one has come up to put claim as the next of kin to this funds and the rest of the property.
This Security company ethics does not allow such money to stay more than four years, because after four years the money will be recalled back to the Company treasury as unclaimed bill. In view of this I got your contact through the internet while sarching for people addresses after I was convinced in my mind that your name could be used as the next of kin to this claim.
The request of the foreigner as a next of kin in this business is
occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Nigerian cannot stand as the next of kin to a foreigner. I agreed that a good percentage will be for you as a foreign partner in respect of providing an account that this funds we be quickly transferred to I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and that you should not entertain any fear as the whole required arrangement as been
perfected for the transfer. Hoping to hear from you soon.
I shall furnish you with my full details on your response to this mail.
Best regards,
Br. Thomas Okonu.
NB: you are expected to communicate your response to (thomas2000_001@yahoo.com)
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