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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: "David Wlesh" <davidandwlesh@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 01:53:48 +0000
Subject: URGENT (READ)
DAVIDSON WELCH & ASSOCIATES
(SOLICITORS AND NOTARY PUBLIC)
22 ROAD, H' CLOSE, SUIT 56, FESTAC , TOWN.
P. O. BOX 3473 FESTAC TOWN, LAGOS.
E-mail: davidandwlesh@hotmail.com, davidandwlesh@yahoo.com
____________________________________________________________
Dear Aernout ,
I am Barrister Davidson Welch, a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to [Mr Frank Pitters], an indigene of your country, who used to
work with Shell Petro-chemical and Development Company in Nigeria. Herein>
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 a car accident
along Sagbama Express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to
locate any of my clients extended relatives but this has proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track
his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you. I have 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 his huge deposits were lodged, particularly
the Univasal Security Company of Nigeria where the deceased had an account
valued at about 29.5 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the
next-of-kin or have the account confiscated after four years if not claimed.
So we have just one year left.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of his account valued
at 29.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can share the
money. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any
claim we may make.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On
smoth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitiled to 30% of the
total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of
expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone
bills, while 60% will be for me and my partners. Please,you have been
adviced to keep top secret as we are still in service and intend to retire
from service after we conclude this deal with you.
All I require is your honest 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 breach of the law. Please get in
touch with me by any of my e-mails: daviddavidandwlesh@hotmail.com,
davidandwlesh@yahoo.com so we can discuss further. You may also, send your
phone number so that I can call you.
I look forward to your urgent response.
Best Regards,
BARR. DAVIDSON WELCH.
_________________________________________________________________
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