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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: "Barrister Nelson"<nelsondonell10@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 17:59:48 +0200
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED
Dear Friend,
I am Barrister Nelson Donell , the Personal Attorney to a
Foreign Contractor,
who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria.On the
11th of September
2001, my client, a Mexican National, late Engineer Carlos
Montoya, an oil
Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of
Nigeria, until his
death some years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to
American Airlines
Flight 11, from Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles,
California, crashed
into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre with 86
people on board.
All occupants of the Aeroplane unfortunately lost their
lives. Since then
I have made several inquiries to Several Embassies to
locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
trace his relatives
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but
of no avail, hence
contacted you. I have contacted you to assist me in
repatriating the money
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable
by the Bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where
the deceased had an account valued at about US$9.Million
has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confiscated within
the next twenty official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the
relatives for
some years now I seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin to the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$9.Million
can be paid
to you and then you and I can share this money. 70% to me
and 25% to you,while
5% should be for expenses or tax as your Government may
require. All I require
is your honest and co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect
you from any branch of the law. Please get in touch with me
via email as
soon as you get this mail to enable us discuss on the
modalities and process
for success of this transaction.
I will equally want you to send the following information
to enable me move
ahead for the transfer in your name.
1, Your Full Name
2, Your contact address
3. Your private fax and telephone number.
4, The name and address of bank you wish we will use to
receive the fund successfully.
5, The account information for urgent transfer.
PLease do reply to my private email {
nelsondonell11@yahoo.fr }
I await your kind response, Good day and God bless.
Regards,
Barrister Nelson Donell.
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