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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: drallen2007@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 00:58:16 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT?=
Dr .T. S Bash (Accountant)
Standard Trust Bank Plc
Reply to: drtsbash2005@yahoo.co.uk
; drtsbash@tsamail.co.za
; drtsbash@excite.co
Dear Friend ,
I am an Accountant with STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC, My name is Dr .T. S Bashiru,I
am the personal Account Manager to An Engineer. A National of your country,who
used to work with (SHELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY) in Nigeria. Here in after
shall be referred to as my client On 21 April 2002, my client, his wife,and
their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu expressway.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then
I have made several inquiries 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 last name over the Internet,to
locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.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 where
these huge deposits were lodged, particularly the STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC.
Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($6 Million U S Dollars)
has 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 unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4 years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued
at ($6 Million U S Dollars) can be paid to you and then you and me Can share
the money, 60% to me and 40% to you. An attorney will be contracted to help
us revalidated and notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be
used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperationto
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.
Note: I will like you to contact me through my alternative email address
for security reason so here is the email address :
drtsbash@excite.co
drtsbash@tsamail.co.za
drtsbash2005@yahoo.co.uk
Best Regards,
Dr .T. S Bashiru( Accountant )
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