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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: "Mr Baldwin" <bald_ma@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bald_ma@graffiti.net
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:59:05 -0800
Subject: Mr; Baldwin
Dear Sir/Ma,
I am barrister Mr Baldwin Boma, a solicitor at law.I am the personal attorney to Mr. Raymond Beck, a national of your country, who until his death was an employee with Chevron Oil Exploration Company in Nigeria.Here in after shall be referred to as my client.On the 21st of April 1999, my client and his wife on board EgyptAir Flight 990 unfortunately lost their lives in the fatal crash. All passengers and crew members also died in the crash.you can view
http://www.s-t.com/daily/11-99/11-02-99/d08ho174.htm.My client and his wife were survived by no children until this unfortunate incident.Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of his extended relatives but this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, 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 here where the huge deposits were lodged.Particularly,Commercial Bank of Africa where the deceased had an account valued at over $7million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated within 14 official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating their relatives for over 3 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased,so that the proceeds of this account valued at over $7million dollars can be officially and promptly paid to you and then you and me can share the money.45% to you and 50%to me, while 5% will take care of incidental expenses which shall be incurred in the cause of this transaction.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may to stand make.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. You can contact me via my private email;
bald_ma@graffiti.net
Best regards,
Boma Esq.
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