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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: "Michael Uwah" <thomasgreen@thomasgreenchambers.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:29:13 +0000
Subject: Hello (Treat As Urgent)
Thomas Green Esq.
Thomas Green Chambers
6B Apex Crescent, Ajao Estate,
Lagos State.
25th of August 2005
With all due respect, I would like to introduce myself as Thomas Green, a
legal councel to Engr. Albert Hart, who before his untimely death was an
employee of ConOil Company in my country, herein after shall be referred to
as my client. On November 21, 2000, my client, his wife and thier only two
children were involved in an auto accident. Unfortunately, all occupants of
the vehicle lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to
locate any of his extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful as
it was officially declared that he had no known relative.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name
to locate any member of his family without any success either and after
several research and contacts with his former employee, in the quest of my
search for his relative, hence I contacted you. The deceased had a fixed
deposit valued at $6,311,000.00 lodged in Assurance Bank Plc which is ready
to be released to the beneficiary i will present to the bank as i have been
empowered to do so in his Will and Testament in the case of his death. As
the personal Attorney to the deceased, the bank had faxed a notice to my
office to provide a next of kin as stated in his will that incase of his
untimely death, I, Barrister Thomas Green has been enpowered to seek and
present a next of kin, or have the account deposits confiscated and
unserviceable within the next (15) fifteen official working days and the
total deposited funds be reverted to the treasury of the government, thereby
can never be reclaimed. Note that it does not matter if you do not bear the
same last name, the affidavits that will be sworn in your name will cover
you legally.
I seek your sincere consent to present you as his next of kin and have the
proceeds of this account value be released to us in less than six business
days and will be shared in this ratio, 60% to me and 40% to you as a foreign
partner. You should have it at the back of your mind that this claim is 100%
legal and has no form of implication what so ever. All paper required to
back up the claim are in my possession and i will gladly make it available
to you if i receive a positive response from you. All I require is your
honest co-operation to enable us see this claim through. You may enclose
your private phone number in your response for easy communication.
Best Regards,
Barrister Thomas Green
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