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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: "Andrew Wilson" <andrew@wilsonsite.org>
Reply-To: barr.andrewilson@libero.it
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 04:09:41 +0000
Subject: MAIL MESSAGE FROM BARRISTER A.WILSON(Urgent)
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Barrister ANDREW WILSON, a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.
Harold Gerecht, a Foreigner who used to work with Atlas Dredging company in
Nigeria. On the 21st of April 2001, my client, his wife And their two
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 enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any
member of his family but to no vail, hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money left behind by my
late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where this huge deposits were lodged. The bank where my late client
deposited US$18.5 million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have the money confiscated within the next twenty official working days.
Since I have been unsuccesful in locating his relatives for over two years,
I decided to seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this
amount valued at $18.5million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me
can share the money. 50% to me and 45% to you, while 5% should be for
expenses or taxes as your government may require. I will procure all
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.
All I need from you 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 through my email address:
barr.andrewilson@libero.it, NOTE: All your communication with me for now,
should be strictly through email for security reasons.
Best regards,
Barrister ANDREW WILSON(Esq).
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