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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: "REX DICKSON" <rexdickson@financialconsultantworld.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:01:15 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANT
ATTN: PLS.
I am Mr. Rex Dickson. a private financial consultant /Account portfolio
manager. I happen to have managed a particular account for a Resident
Foreigner, here in Nigeria, who accidentally died Interstate, leaving in our
care a reasonable amount in a Domiciliary United States Dollars Account.
The Highly confidential nature of our client and our Business Confidential
disposition on Client to client Basis did not warrant us to have an easily
identifiable next of Kin to this particular Client. I have made several
enquiries to locate any of my client's relatives immediate and extended,this
has proved unsuccessful.
Hence, I am contacting you. I need you to assist in securing the money and
property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Finance House here in Nigeria where his deposits were
lodged. The Finance House has issued a Government Mandatory Formality,
notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the account confiscated within the
next one month.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives for over two
years and convinced that no one is coming up and having satisfied the
mandatory legal requirement of Beneficiary/next of kin Notification, I now
make Bold to seek a Reliable and Trustworthy person with your consent and
perfect understanding, to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at Twenty One Million, Three
Hundred And Twenty Thousand United States Dollars, interest Inclusive, can
be paid into an account to be provided by you (preferably outside Nigeria
Financial Institutions or its Isles), as the perceived Next Of Kin Legally
and Otherwise.
I have all necessary documents to back up these claims as Next of Kin on
your behalf. All I require is your honest cooperation and confidence in me,
which I believe that it is not easy as we have not done similar transaction
before and not by reference. Hence the reasons I choose to call this a Deal,
as it will be based on trust to enable us see this transaction through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. I would advise that you give
this a positive consideration and get back to me via this e-mail address
(rexdickson005@mail2world.com) as I would be very flexible as well as
considerate in percentage share that will be given to you for your
assistance. Upon receipt of your response l will send to you my private
number so that you can reach me for further discussion regarding this
project.
Best regards,
Mr. Rex Dickson.
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