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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: "Hillary Paul" <hillarypaul@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: hillarypaul777@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 19:47:04 +0200
Subject: From The Desk Of:Barr. Hillary Paul.
From The Desk Of:Barr. Hillary Paul.
(HILLARYPAUL & ASSOCIATE LTD)
Tel:00234-1-4754757.
Mobile:002348045289105
Attn:Sir/Ma
I am Barrister Paul Hillary. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.George Small
a national of your country, who used to work as a contractor with shell
development company in Nigeria.
On the 1st of March 1999, my client,his wife And their three children were
involved in a plane crash (Antonov AN-32 aircraft )which crashed into a
concrete water tank near several huts and small houses .unfortunately they
All lost their lives in the event of the accident.
for more story of the inccident:
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9903/07/india.crash.01/
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 relatives over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted
you foryour assistance .
I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left behind
by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where this huge deposits were lodged.Particularly, the Bank where the
deceased had an account valued at about USD 20 million dollars.
Conseqently,The bank 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 3 years now
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since
you are not from this country so that the proceeds of this account valued
at $20 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share
the money. 60% to me and 30% to you,while 10% should be for expenses or
tax as your government may require.
We intend to effect the transfer within a few days from the date of receipt
of the following information:
1)Your name,
2) companys name,
3) address
4) telephone and fax numbers,
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
deal 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 email or phone to enable us discuss further
and send me your fax and telephone number
Best regards,
Barr.Hillary Paul
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