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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: "tunde michael" <tunde_michael@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 16:06:00 +0100
Subject: urgent reply
From mr tunde michael
standard trust bank nig plc
17 sakar tunumbu street lagos island
email:tunde_01michael@yahoo.co.uk
Dear friend,
I am mr tunde michael, the personal accounting officer to Late? Mr peter
markus , a national of your country, who used to work with nigeria shell
company ,here in after shall be referred to as my client.
On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his wife And their only son were
involved in a car accident along Sagamu express road. All occupants of he
vehicle unfortunately lost there 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, I and one of my director decided
to trace you over the internet, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged Particularly, the standard
trust bank nig plc where the deceased had an account valued at about
13.5million dollars has issued me a notice as his accounting officer to
provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next ten
official working days.
Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3 years
and some months? now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin
of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at 13.5million
dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can
share the money in the following ratio:-
- 40% will be given to you for your assistance
- 60% will be for me and my colleagues
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see that this
transaction succeeds.
I will like you to send me your fax and phone numbers for easier
communication.
I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please reply to my most alternative e-mail tunde_01michael@yahoo.co.uk
Looking forward to your positive response.
Best regards,
tunde michael
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