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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: RICHARD WILLIAMS <barristerwilliams2009@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 04:46:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HOW ARE YOU TODAY
FROM THE DESK OF:
BARRISTER RICHARD WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS & Associates
No. 18 ALLAN AVE IKEJA LAGOS NIGERIA .
Alternative Email:barristerwilliams2009@yahoo.com
My Dear
i am Barrister Richard Wiliiams a solicitor at law.The personal
attorney to a late Mark foriegn expatriate who hails from your country
and shares the same last name with you.I wish to bring to your hearing a
business proposition, which is by nature strictly confidential, and i beg your pardon to accept my unsolicited email to you, I will like to seek your help in which I know that a deal of this magnitude will make anyone worried and apprehensive but I am assuring you not to be afraid, as all will be well at the end of this endeavor.
This is a genuine transaction and is 100% risk free. All I'm demanding
from you is your honest co-operation to enable us achieve our goal, and not a perfidious person. On the 6th of May, 2002 it was reported to us that my Client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a Local Plane Crash at Kano State,enroute Abuja (The Capital City) all occupants in the Plane lost their lives,unfortunately on this same flight were other dignitaries like the Sports Minister and a host of others.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relatives this has also 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 contacted you to assist in claiming this fund from the Bank where he
deposited it before his untimely death.The Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about USD$10 million dollars has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccesfull 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 this account valued at USD$10. million dollars can be paid to you as the next of kin to him .All I need is your full maximum suport and cooperation to enable us achieve this transaction within 10 working days and I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
If you are interested in this transaction, kindly furnish me with your
full name, address, private telephone and fax numbers to enable us commence all the legal documents immediately.also email me on my Alternative Email barristerwilliams2009@yahoo.com
Best regards,
Barrister Richard Williams
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