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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: "olu west" <oluwest1@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 08:22:43 +0000
Subject: REPLY/CALL ME
THE DESK OF OLU WEST
EMAIL: westolu_0033@yahoo.com
TELEPHONE: +234 1 7216036
Dear Friend,
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction;this is by virture
of its nature as being CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET. Though I know that a
transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive but I am
assuring that all will be well at the end of the day,I am Mr.Olu West,a
senior accountant with one of the big financial firm here in Lagos Nigeria.
On Monday 31 July, 2000, 13:22 GMT 14:22 UK, my client A German property
magnate (Andreas Schranner) Aged 64, his wife Maria, 62, their daughter
Andrea Eich, 38, her husband Christian, 57, and their children Katharina,
eight, and Maximilian, 10, were all victims of the AF4590 Plane crash which
occured On Monday 31 July, 2000, 13:22 GMT 14:22 UK.
PLEASE FIND MORE DETAILS IN THE WEBSITE BELOW:
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm)
Unfortunately, my client and his entire family lost their lives in that
disaster that needed not to have happened. Since then I have made several
enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
track any trust and honest person that can stand as the next of kin and have
his remaining transfered to him/her After which we can then discuss on the
sharing ratio in favour of the both of us ,Before his death and uptil date i
was his account officer here in Nigeria Were he owned chains of property
investment firms.
My purpose of contacting you is to assist in repatriating the fund left
behind by my client prior to his death before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by my bank,where this huge deposit were lodged in,
where the deceased had an account valued at about US$10.4 million.
The company had issued me a notice to provide the next of kin,As the account
officer or have the account confiscated within the next 25 official working
days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over one
year, now I seek your consent as the next of kin of the deceased so that the
proceeds of this account valued at US$10.4 million can be paid to you.
All documents to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out. This
proposal is 100% risk-free and also a legal one. We have agreed that the
fund be shared thus,after it must have been transferred into your account.
Please get back to me through my email address for further discussion.
Best regards,
Olu West
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