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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: "Williams Adimson" <williams@williamsadimson1.com>
Reply-To: williams1mail@yahoo.it
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 18:58:31 +0000
Subject: From The Desk Of Barrister Williams Adimson
>From The Desk Of Barrister Williams Adimson
Barrister Williams Adimson .
Principal Partner,
Williams Adimson & CO.
#5, Raufu Williams Crescent,
Lagos, Nigeria .
Private E-mail: williams1mail@yahoo.it
URGENT ASSISTANCE.
Dear Friend,
I am Williams Adimson , Personal Attorney to the late Mr Patrick Yao, A
foreign construction engineer who was resident here in Nigeria.My client
died with his family while on Vacation at Phuket Island in Thailand in
December 2004.Asia Earth Quake Disaster(TSUNAMI DISASTER)
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/ On the 6th of January
2005,I recieved a phone call as his personal Attorney which broke the tragic
news of my clients death in the Tsunami disaster. Since then I have made
several enquiries to locate any of his extended relatives.This has proved
unsuccessful.
After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over
the internet hence I contacted you. I seek your consent and assistance in
repartriating money left behind by my late client before it gets confiscated
or declared unserviceable by the Finance Company where the deposit is
lodged. The deposit is valued US$9,550,000.00 (Nine Million,Five Hundred and
Fifty Thousand United States Dollars only) and it is lodged with Finance
Company.
The Finance Company has issued me an ultimatum to present a next-of-kin of
the deceased to inherit the funds or have the account declared serviceable
two weeksago.The board of directors of his Finance Company adopted a
resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of
this money within 28 working days or forfeit the money to the bank as an
abandoned property. The bankers had planned to invoke the abandoned property
decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period
given to me.
I here by seek your consent to present you to the Finance Company as
next-of-kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued
US$9,550,000.00 can be transferred to you as inheritance, and thereafter you
and me will share the money; 50% to me and 45% to you, while 5% will be
donated to the Tsunami Disaster Charity Fund.
I have necessary legal documents that will be used to support claim of
the inheritance from the Finance Company. All I require is your honest
co-operation to enable us see the transaction through. I guarantee that the
transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.To commence the process of claiming
the funds,
I will require the following information from you,
1.Your Full names.
2.Your Telephone and fax numbers.
3.Your Contact address.
4.Your Date of birth.
5.Your Occupation.
As soon as I recieve these information I will file-in a formal application
to the bank for the inheritance in your name as next-of-kin of the
deceased.That will enable the Finance Company to process the transaction
with you as beneficiary and remit the funds in your name as (Inheritor).You
can also reply through my private E-mail: williams1mail@yahoo.it
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Barrister Williams Adimson
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