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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: "Richard Johnson" <richjohnson78@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: richjohnson75@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 20:52:39 +0000
Subject: Attn.: Lefebvre
Attn.: Lefebvre
I am Richard Johnson , a Solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr.
Steven Lefebvre a nationality of your country, who used to work with Mobile
Development Oil Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my
client. On the 21st Of April 2000, my client, his wife and their
threechildren were involved in a car accident along Sagama express-road. All
occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives this has also 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 but I know
you dont know him, but with your last name been the same, we can get this
money. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodge, valued at
about Seven Million, Five Hundred And Twenty Two Thousand United States
Dollars (US$7.522M). The bank has issued me a notice to provide the Next of
Kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working
days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name. So that the proceeds of this account
valued at (US$7.522M) can be paid to you and then you and me can share the
money 75% to me and 25% to you. Including some other properties too. I have
all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may
make.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please reply
through my alternative mail address richjohnson75@hotmail.com
Best Regards
Richard Johnson Esq.
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