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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: "Barr Banco Eze" <barr_bancoeze@bancochambers.org>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:47:20 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED
FROM BARRISTER BANCO EZE, CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
LAGOS -NIGERIA.
ATTENTION.
I am Barrister Banco Eze (Esq), the Personal Attorney to a Foreign
Contractor,who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria. On the 11th
of September 2001, my client, a Mexican National, late Engineer STEVE MOORE,
an oil Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria,who
unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
which crashed into the Pacific Ocean not far from Los Angeles, on January 31
2000, including his wife (Thelma) and their only daughter (Sheryl), when
they were heading to San Francisco and Seattle from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
for a vacation .You shall read more about the crash on visiting this sites.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html
All occupants of the Aeroplane unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I
have made several inquiries to Several Embassies to locate any of my
clientsextended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail. Then I have to
contact you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client
before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this
huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about US$
27 Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin,relatives so
that the fund left will be transferred or have the account confiscated
within the next twenty official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for over 3
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$27 Million can be
paid to you and then you and I can share this money. 50% to me and 45% to
you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your Government may require.
All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us see this
dealthrough. I guarantee you that this Business will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law and
be further informed that our interest and security had been considered
before you were contacted, so be rest assured and feel free to go into this
transaction with us.
I will want you to send to me on your return email the following information
for the transfer in your favour.
1)Your full name
2) Your contact Address
3) Your private phone,mobile and fax numbers for easy communicating for each
others
I await your kind response,Please In the event of your inability to handle
this transaction, kindly inform us ASAP so that we can look for another
Reliable and
trustworthy person who can assist in this Respect.
And note that the nurture of this deal needs a very top secrety.
Awaiting your urgent and favorable response.And forward your reply to
(barr_banco1@latinmail.com) for an urgent attention and security reasons.
Best Regards,
Barr. Banco Eze (Esq)
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