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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 maike" <barrister_mike_attah@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 03:29:47 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED.
From:Barrister Mike Attah
Royal Chambers And Associates
Private E-mail address is:
barr_mike_attah11@iol.pt
(TOP SECRET)
Attn: Sir/Madam
I am Barrister Felix Williams, a solicitor at law.I am the personal attorney
to Late Mr. Mark , a national of your country, who until his death was an
employee with Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria. my client who
died together with his family on vacation holiday at Tsunami disaster: this
is the link of the disaster for your confirmation,
http://www.tsunamis.com/tsunami-pictures.html, unfortuniate lost their lives
in that disaster last year December 26, 2004 Tsunami Thialand, which took
thousands of lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to my clients
country's embassy to locate any of his extended relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful.
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 so as to
locate any nearest relative or to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contacted you
to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my
client before they are confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the Standard Trust
Bank Ltd where the deceased had an account Valued at about
US$10,500,000.00 (Ten million,Five hundred thousand United States
Dollars) The Constitutional provision of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
further mandates the deceased attorney to repatriate the funds to original
country of deceased if established. The Bank has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next 21
official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives after the
disaster, 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$10,500,000.00)
1) 40% to you.
2) 55% to Me
3) 5% will set aside for any expenses incured by both of us during the
process of this transfer.
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. You can contact me through my alternate e-mail
(barr_mike_attah11@iol.pt) and enclose your private telephone number for
easy communication.
Best regards,
Barr. Mike Attah (Esq).
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