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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: "Paul Nelson" <paulnel75@msn.com>
Reply-To: panel755@mixmail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:53:06 +0000
Subject: Yours in Christ
Dearest in Christ,
Compliments, It’s with Heavy Heart I am reaching you regarding the death of
my late client. I am Barrister Paul Nelson, of Panelson & Associate, the
legal adviser to late Mr. and Mrs. DAVID YUEN, a very Wealthy Indonesian
couple that lived here in Nigeria for 25 years before their recent Death on
the 26th of December during the Tsunami disaster last year (2004). This
couple served God as very dedicated Christians, they so dedicated their life
to God but they had no child till they died. Throughout their stay here in
Nigeria, they acquired a lot of properties (houses). As their legal adviser,
before their death, the husband Mr. DAVID YUEN instructed me to write his
WILL because they had no child; they dedicated their wealth to God.
According to the WILL, their assets
should be given out to a ministry for the work of God.
As their legal adviser, all the documents for the assets that are deposited
with the security company are in my care. He gave me the authority to give
out the funds to the Ministriesfor the work of God. As instructed by Mr.
DAVID YUEN before his death. As a matter of fact the total amount of money
that is contained in the trunk Box is $3,800,000.00, I did not want the
management of the Security Company to know the content of the consignments,
and therefore I registered the content of the consignments as Gold Bars.
Now, the security company believes that what I deposited with them were Gold
Bars.
After my fasting and prayers Today, I asked God to make his choice and
direct me to an honest Christian or the chosen ministry that deserves this
fund by his Grace. I then came across your address on the Internet as I was
browsing. I appeal to you for the fund to be used wisely for things that
will glorify the name of God. I have just notified the Security Company
where I deposited the consignments that contained the fund, that I am moving
the consignment abroad, and the security company is awaiting my authority to
move the consignment out of the shores of their custody.
Dear child of Zion, if you know that you will use this fund honestly and
wisely for things that will glorify God's name, then do contact me with all
this information immediately. Your full name, Physical address, private
telephone and fax numbers respectively.
Your prompt response will be highly appreciated via this email address
panel755@mixmail.com
Yours in Christ,
Barrister Paul Nelson.
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