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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: "barrister frankleen" <barristerfrankleen4@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:22:05 +0000
Subject: URGENT!!!
Dear Friend,My name is Charles Frankleen Esq, a legal practitoner I am writing you this letter in regard of a foriegn client who hails from your country I wish to bring to your hearing a business proposal of which will make anyone worried and apprehensive but I am assuring you not to be afraid, as all will be well at the end of this endeavor. I do beg your pardon to accept my unsolicited email to you since we have not had any dealings with each other before This business is genuine and is 100% risk free.All I'm demanding from you is your honest co-operation to enable us achieve this goal, and please be informed that am not a deceitful person. On the 6th of May, 2002 it was reported to us that my Client and his wife were involved in a Local Plane Crash at Kano State,which en route from sokoto to Abuja (the capital city of Nigeria),all occupants in the Plane lost their lives,unfortunately on this same flight were other dignitaries like the former Nigeria Sports Minister and a host of others.The following websites could be referenced:Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives but this has 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 am contacting you to assist in claiming his funds from the finance house where he deposited it here in Nigeria before his untimely death.The finance company where my late client deposited this funds valued at about USD$12.5million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next 15 days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to my client since you are having the same last name with him so that his funds can be paid to you as the next of kin. All I need is your full maximum suport and cooperation to enable us achieve this transaction within 15 days and I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.If you are interested in this transaction, kindly furnish me with your full name, address, private telephone and fax numbers to enable us commence all the legal documents immediately.Best regards,
Charles Frankleen (Esq)
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