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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: micmiller@i12.com
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 03:56:37 -0800
Subject: NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE ENGR.MICHAEL BAIN.
N.B.Please send your email reply via my alternative
address(barrmicheal_miller01@yahoo.com.au)
MICMILLER CHAMBERS
{Solicitor $ Advocate}
12 Norman Williams,Ikoyi,
Lagos-Nigeria.
Dear Friend,
I am Barrister Micheal Miller , I am the Personal Attorney to the late Engr.Michael Bain,a national of Your country, who used to work with Chevron Company in Nigeria.On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and Their three children were involved in a car accidentAlong Sagamu/Lagos Express Road. Unfortunately they All Lost their lives in the event of the accident, 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 to no avail, hence I contacted you.
I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money In addition, 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
US$10Million Dollars.
Consequently, The bank issued me a notice to provide The next of kin or have the account confiscated The next ten official working days. Since I have been Unsuccessful in locating the the relatives For over 1 year now I seek your consent to present You as the next of kin of the
deceased since you are From the same country, So that the proceeds of this account valued at US$10Million 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 taxes your Government may Require.I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.
All I require from you is Your Telephone and Fax Number,Home address, these will be used to obtain an Application of Claim from the bank, your honest cooperation will be needed 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 your urgent respond is needed to this
matter, as I will advice you contact me by my Email address to discuss further.
Best Regards,
BARR.MICHEAL MILLER (Esq)
N.B.Please send your email reply via my alternative
address(barrmicheal_miller01@yahoo.com.au)
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