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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: "Johnson Bullock" <chambers_129@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 04:46:40 -0700
Subject: TRANSFER
Johnson Chamber
Solicitor & Advocate
14 Harewood Place
Hanover Square
London W1S 1BX (UK)
chambers_129@yahoo.com
Attention
I am Johnson Bullock (Esq.) a solicitor at law here in
United Kingdom and the personal attorney to the family
of the late Head of State and commander in chief of
the armed forces federal republic of Nigeria. Who died
on the 8th of June 1998 with all due
Respect, this massage is not intended to cause an
embarrassment to your personality since you do not
know me in person. I got your email and contact
information through my personal research. And I am
writing you with the hope that you will of assistant
to me. My dear I need your assistance in transferring
some of their money into your account, because the
government is making plans to seize them, as they did
to some of their money abroad. Please view this site
and read it's content carefully,
Web page;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2492425.stm
The amount is $18million in a Security Company abroad
all that is needed is for me to instruct the company
to transfer the funds to your account as the
beneficiary/partner to the family, they promise to
remunerate you with 30% of the total funds transferred
to your vital bank account as compensation for your
assistance. To indicate your interest contact me
urgently and confidentially for more information.. All
the legal information Concerning this Money will be
sent to you as soon as we agree together. If this
proposal satisfies you, please contact me immediately
with your full names, telephone and fax numbers. I
will be the one to handle the transaction on behalf
of the family till the end because the family are
currently under serious security and they are not
allow to access any of their account both in and
Outside the country, so we are relaying heavily on
you as a trusted partner. I have all necessary legal
documents that can be used to back up the claim of
the fund. All I require is your honest and
co-operation. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate agrement that will protect you from
any breach of the law.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Note: Further email should be directed to my private
email above.
Yours Faithfully
Johnson Bullock(Esq.)
E.mail: chambers_129@yahoo.com
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