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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: gn_williams@officialdatemailonline.com
Reply-To: gh_williams01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 05:22:11 +0100
Subject: BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE CLIENT.
GANNI .F. WILLIAMS CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATE
ATTORNEY AT INTERNATIONAL LAWS, LEGAL PRACTITIONERS, SOLICITORS,ESTATES
VALUERS AND ADVOCATES.
HEAD OFFICE: NO. 12 ST MARY VICTORIA CRESCENT, VICTORIA GARDEN CITY.
BRANCH OFFICE: NO. 17 IDOWU TAYLOR STREET VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS NIGERIA.
TEL/FAX: 234-1-759-4094
EMAIL: gh_williams01@yahoo.co.uk
Attention: My Good Friend,
PRIVATE AND URGENT.
I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of money
from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude
will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will
be well at the end of the day. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of
this transaction and the short period of time given to me by the bank
management to provid my late client next of kin for the cliam.
PROPOSITION;
I am Barrister Ganni F. Williams, a lawyer by Profession, married with three
kids and 42yrs. I am a national accredited attorney (Senior Advocate of
Nigeria) SAN, the head of the above mentioned law firm and personal attorney
to this Mr. Frederick M. Venegas, who used to own an oil servicing company
here in my country. Herein after shall be referred to as my client.
As a matter of fact, he is an American that nationalized here. Incidentally,
On the 18th of August 2003, my client, his wife and their Children were
involved in a car accident along shagamu express road. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives and he left nobody as his next-of-kin
to claim this money US$18million (Eighteen Million U.S Dollars), which he
deposited in a fixed deposit account in one of the banking institution, six
years ago. The length of time for the maturity of the fixed deposit was five
years, which expired towards the ending of last year.
The bank cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies with
proofs for the claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in the
banking guidelines, when I contacted the management of the banking institution
as the deceased personal account auditor in regards to his funds deposited
after all my frank effort to trace any of my client next of kin for one year
plus to cliam the deposited amount and estates.
Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of
kin to the deceased as a foreigner. I assure you that I have most of the
proofs his personal/account details ,his WILL that i have to change to your
favour and other documents and all the documentations will be carefully worked
out for the funds to be released in your favour as the beneficiary's next of
kin.
It may interest you to note that I have secured from the probates commision an
order of madamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries as an attorney.
And at the same time I will also secure from the probates commission and
federal ministry of justice affidavit of true next of kin and letter of
administration respectively on your name.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business endeavour by furnishing me with the following information, the bank
details will be the bank you will like the money to be transferred to from the
bank here;
(1) Your full name and home address.
(2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
(3) Company name, position and address.
(4) Profession, age and marital status.
(5) A fax or Scan copy of any form of your identification, like Int'L Passport
or Driver's liences etc.
(6) the name of the bank,
(7) the full address of the bank,
(8) the phone and fax number of the bank
(9) the beneficiary of the account,
(10) the account number,
(11) the account routing number,
(12) the account swift code number
These requirements will enable me to file a letter of claim as an accredited
attorney to the bank and appropriate departments for necessary approvals in
your favour before the transfer can be made from the bank. I shall be given
you Eight Million Dollars on final conclusion of this project, while Ten
Million shall be for me. Your share stays with your while you release mine to
me for investment purposes in your country because as soon as the money is
transferred to your account, i will proceed to your country for the
disbursement accordingly.
Have it in mind that you are not the original next of kin to my late client
but only to stand as one. All I require is your honest co-operation and
commitment to enable us sees this deal through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from any
breach of the law. It is 100% risk free. I have all the necessary account
details and other relevant information about my late client that will enable
this transaction be achieved without any difficulty.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the
trust I have bestowed in you, I await your urgent email.pease send this email
to my private yahoomail box gh_williams01@yahoo.co.uk.
Yours Sincerely,
Barrister Ganni F. Williams (SAN)
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