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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: "Barrister A.S.ANI" <brasani11002@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 09:51:14 -0700
Subject: ATTN MY GOOD FRIEND.
From The Desk Of,
Barrister A.S.ANI
Danjuma Chamber´s Lagos-Nigeria
45 Marina Str Lagos
TEL:234-803-5236520
E-mail:brasani@voila.fr
Attn:FRIEND,
This letter is not intended to cause any embarrassment in whatever form, rather it is intended to contact your esteemed self, following the knowledge of your high repute and trustworthiness. Firstly, I must solicit your confidentiality.
I know that a proposal of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that it is made in good faith and will be of mutual benefit to both of us.
I am Barrister A.S.Ani a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr. Kenneth Tonkin, a national of your country,who used to work with British/Dutch Shell Petroleum-development Company Ltd in Nigeria, after referred as my client. On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his Wife and their three children were
involved in a ghastly car accident along sagamu express road.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. 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, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist me in claiming his contract sum which he executed under Nigeria National Petroleum Corperation(NNPC) before his sudden death. Particularly, the Federal Ministry of finance(FMF) and the Foreign Bank where the deceased had his contract fund valued at about($ 18.5M Dollars) Eighteen Million,Five Hundred thousand United States Dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for almost 3years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are a foreigner and have foreign bank account, so that the proceeds of this account valued at Eighteen Million,Five Hundred thousand United States Dollars can be paid to your bank account.For God sake, I will acquire all necessary legal documents in your name 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 strictly get in touch with me by my alternative e-mail address(brasani@voila.fr) and send to me your telephone and fax numbers Upon your acceptance to assist me in other to enable us discuss further about this transaction.
Best Regards,
Barrister A.S.ANI (SAN)
TEL:234-803-5236520
E-mail:brasani@voila.fr
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