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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: "Femi George" <femigeorge@georgechambers.org>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 11:53:28 +0000
Subject: Hello (Winter)
Dear Winter,
I am Barrister Femi George, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to my late client, a national of your country, Mr. Pitt Winter who used to
work with PANOCO, an Oil Servicing Company in Nigeria. Herein after shall be
referred 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 sagamu express road. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy here 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 have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$3.5
million left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP, where this huge amount
were deposited.
The said BANK has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days. For the
fact that I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3
years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased, since you have the same last name with my client, so that the
proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information
and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you
is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me through this email address
femigeorge@lawguru.com for more details.
Best regards,
Barrister Femi George
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