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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: "christian christian" <christiananayo@msn.com>
Reply-To: barr_anayo@sify.com
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 11:26:33 +0000
Subject: next of kin
Attention:
I am Barrister christian anayo a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Mr. Patrick Anna a national of your country,who used
towork with shell Development Company in Nigeria.Here in after shall
bereferred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2001, my client,his wife
and
their only daughter were involved in a car accident along sagbama
express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassyhere to locate any
of my client sextended relatives, thishas also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided totrack his last name
over the Internet, tolocate any member of his family hence I contacted
you.I have contacted you to assist in recovering thefund valued at
US$13.5millionleft behind by my client before it get confisicated orde
cleared unservic eable by the Security Finance Film where this huge amount
were deposited. The said Security Finance Company has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated with in
the next twenty one official working days.SinceI have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 1 yearnow, Iseek the conset
to
present you as the next of kin to the deceased sinceyou have the same last
name, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shallthen discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have necessary information and
legal documents needed to back you up forclaim. All I require from,youis
your honest cooperation to enable us seethis transaction through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protact you from any breach of thelaw.Please get in touch with me through
email:christiananayo@myway.com Best regards
barrister christian anayo
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