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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: "Douglas Martinez" <d_martinez@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: douglasgbengamartinez@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 15:35:33 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOU AS A PARTNER
Greetings to you,
I am Barrister Douglas Martinez, I am the Personal Attorney to Morris Thompson
a National of your country, who used to work with Doyon Ltd and also a partner
to Agip Energy & Natural Resources here in Nigeria. On the 31st of January
2000, my client, his wife (Mrs. Thelma Thompson) and their Daughter (Miss.
Sheryl Thompson) were involved in a plane crash (Alaska Airlines Flight 261),
which crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
Unfortunately they All lost their lives in the event of the crash, Since
then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any
member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you.
I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind
by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where this huge deposits were lodged here in Nigeria. Particularly,
the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $16.5 million
U.S dollars (Sixteen million, five hundred thousand dollars).
Consequently, The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have
the account confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since
I have been unsuccessfully in locating the the relatives for over 4 years
now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you are a foreigner so that the proceeds of this account
valued at $16.5 million U.S dollars can be paid to you and then you and me
can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be for expenses
or tax as your government may require.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation 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 get in touch with
me by my email to enable us discuss further, Am in Nigeria presently and
can be reached through my phone numbers. Please note that this business is
confidential and risk free, we must keep it secret till the funds getts to
your account.
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Douglas Martinez esq.
N.B:Please indicate your full interest by including phone and fax numbers
and you could also reach me through my private email address: douglasgbengamartinez@yahoo.co.uk
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