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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: "Smarth Badal" <barr_smarth@smarthbadalchambers.com>
Reply-To: smarth65@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:04:17 +0000
Subject: PLEASE REPLY ASAP.
I am Barrister Smarth Badal, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Mr. Thompson, who used to be an Oil Foreign Contractor in Nigeria. Here
in after shall be referred to as my client.
On the 21st of April 1999, my client, his wife And their Three children were
involved in an auto crash along Sagbama Express Way. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to his country's embassy to locate
any of my clients extended relatives, this has proved abortive.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track someone with
thesame Last name to have same presented as the Next-of-KIn and subsequently
the beneficiary to his estate, hence I
contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the bank where this huge deposit was made.
Particularly, the finance company where the deceased had an account valued
at about 5.8 Million Dollars has issued me a notice to provide the
Next-of-Kin or have the account confiscated within the next Ten working
days.
Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now I seek your consent to have you presented as the Next-of-Kin of the
deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this
account valued at 5.8 Million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me
can share the money. 50% to me and 40% to you, while the remaining 10% will
be reserved for all expenses.
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 locally or internationally.
Please do try to get in touch with me by my email as above, or alternatively
through smarth65@o2.pl to enable us discuss further.
Best regards,
Barrister Smarth Badal.
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