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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: "Monica James" <monica2_2_2005@msn.com>
Reply-To: monicaj_2@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 02:24:21 +0000
Subject: MY DEAR
ATTN: MY DEAR
Sorry for the impromptu and unsolicited introduction.
I am Mrs. MONICA JAMES, secretary to Barrister
PETER JOHNSON An Attorney at Law and Senior Advocate
of Nigeria, Whom is the personal Attorney to Mr. Hans
National of your country, who used to work with
Shell Development Company in Nigeria.
Here in after shall be referred to as our Client
On the 21st of October 2002, our client, his wife and their
three Children were involved in a fatal car Accident
along Sagamu Express Road, All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then we have made several inquires to your country
Embassy to locate any of our clients extended Relatives.
This has also proved unsuccessful, after these several
attempts. Unsuccessful we decided to track his last
name over the Internet, to locate any member of his
family hence I have contacted you to assist in repatriating
his money and property left behind by our client before
they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank here were this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly the bank where the deceased had an account
valued at about (US$8m) eight Million United States Dollars
Has issued my master a notice to provide the Next of Kin or have
the Account confiscated within the next 21 working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for
over 8 months now, I seek your consent to present you
as the next of kin of the deceased since both of you bear
the same last name so that the proceeds of this account
value date (US$8m) eight Million United States Dollars
Can be paid to you and then you and my master can share the money.
All necessary legal documents will be in place that can be
used to back up any claim we may make All he require is your
honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
Be guaranteed that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please do get in touch directly to my master Barrister
peter Johnson through his
E-mail box peterjohnson@justice.com for more details,
or you can contact him
through his direct mobil telephone
number 234-803-7229-746
Once he has your
consent and trust then he can proceed immediately.
Your anticipated response is urgently needed.
Best Regard
Monica James (Personal Legal secretary)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION;
Yourdirect telephone number will be
needed as soon as you read this mail.
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