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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: Nicky STEPHNY <nicky_stephny22@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 04:18:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good Day To You, Maria
HURI LAW FIRM LAGOS-NIGERIA
PLEASE TREAT AS ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTIAL
ATTENTION: Maria Kelder
I am Barrister Nicky Stephny a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Mr. John Kelder , a national of your country, who used to work with
Chevron Oil Company in Nigeria here in after shall be referred to as my client.
On the 21st of April 2000,My client Mr. John and his family was involved
in plane crash in Lagos, 95 people were burnt to death, unfortunately
my client and his family lost their lives. 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, to
locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my client, before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the security company where this huge deposit were odged, Particularly
the finance company where the deceased had an account valued at about
(USD$20.5 million dollars.)
The finance company holding the funds 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 3years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin
of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at (USD$20.5million dollars.)
can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. 60%
to me and 40% to you.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any
claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing
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 my e-mail and send to me your telephone
and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.
Best Regards,
Barrister Nicky Stephny
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