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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: <mrjames_smith@cidadeinternet.com.br>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:33:29 -0300
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?BE=20THE=20NEXT=20OF=20KIN?=
From The Desk Of: Mr.James Smith
Standard Trust Bank Plc
Plot 245 Adeolu Hope wall StreetVictoria Island
Lagos-Nigeria
Private Tel: +234-802-342-6139
Private Email: mrjames_smith11@yahoo.com.nz
Dear Friend,
I am a Accountant with STANDARD TRUST BANK(STB),My name is Mr James Smith,a Banker. I am the personal Account Manager to Engineer Anderson. who is a National of your country, who used to work with an oil servicing company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client On April 21, 2001, my client, his wife, and their three
children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu express way.
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, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace 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 this huge deposits were lodged,particularly the STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC. Where the deceased had an accountValued at about ($25.5 million u s dollars) has 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 unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4 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 this account valued at ($25.5 million u s dollars) can be paid to you and then you and me Can share the money.
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.
Best Regards
Mr James Smith.
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