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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: "georgetony@flashmail.com" <georgetony@flashmail.com>
Reply-To: george_tony@fastermail.com
Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 02:34:59 -0700
Subject: confidential
HELLO
I'm very delighted to have send you this email seeking your
assistance in a great business venture
detailed below. My names are GEORGE TONY(Esq) Like i told
you:
As an attorney here in nigeria, On April 14th 1999, a client
of mine named THOMAS ALEX contacted me that i should perpare
his will, which I did thereafter.He was a very rich british
man and was one of London ten top most real estate giant
then. Thomas was married to SUSAN but they had no children.
On Sept 11th 2001 he died with the wife inside the world
trade centre in New york at the age of 58. After his death,
as his attorney , I informed all the benificaries of his
will to come forward so that i can I read the will to them,
out of the nine benificaries of his will only eight came up
for the claims, for over two years i have being in search
for the ninth benificary which i could not locate till just
in march this that i got to know that he all so died in the
WTC.This ninth benificary was WILLED US$10.5M that was
deposited in a security company in Ireland and the money is
lying down in this secrity compnay unclaimed but i never
told the company that the benificary of the fund died.
Now , what i want from you is to allow me front you as this
ninth benificary to enable us make claims to this fund kept
in Ireland
Once you are ready then it mean you will have to travel to
Ireland and i will go to the court her in nigeria to have
the will amended in your favor as the ninth benificary and A
POWER OF ATTORNEY will be issued to you from the court, then
you will contact the security company in Ireland that you
are the benificary of the fund kept with them my partner
will assist you out there in Ireland:
Please kindly forward me the following information, so that
I can prepare a Power of Attorney for you and I will submit
the details to security company where the funds is
deposited. The security company will contact you as soon as
I submit a power of Attorney in your name to them.
Please send me the information below:
YOUR FULL NAME
YOUR FULL ADDRESS
A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT
YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
YOUR FAX NUMBER
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS WITH SWIFT CODE
As soon as I get these details from you, I will prepare a
Power of Attorney for you and I will submit them to the
security compnay in Ireland so that they can contact you and
as you to come forward with your claims
Please reply ugently.
NB. I will also prepare an Agreement between both of us
regarding the sharing of the funds.The Fund is US$10.5M and
you will get 30% of the total sum, 60% for me and my partner
and 10% for incurred expenses.
You can also reach me with my alternative
e-mail;george_tony@fastermail.com
I await your quick reply
George Tony
Attorney-at-Law
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