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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: "James George" <james_george4@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:43:16 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Confidential Business Proposal.
FROM THE DESK OF:
BARR.JAMES GEORGE
SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA:
ADD: 36 OBOT RD, VICTORIA
ISLAND LAGOS. NIGERIA
DEAR FRIEND
IT IS WITH TRUST AND BELIEVE THAT I WRITE TO YOU, ALL THOUGH I DON'T
KNOW YOU NEITHER HAVE I SEEN YOU BEFORE, BUT MY CONFIDENCE WAS REPOSED ON YOU.
I AM BARRISTER JAMES GEORGE (SAN), A PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO MR.PATRICK BELL, AND A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY. HE WAS ALSO A CONTRACTOR WITH ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT PROSTATES, WHO EXECUTED A CONTRACT WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) HERE IN NIGERIA BEFORE HIS DEATH. UNFORTUNATELY MY CLIENT WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF SWISS AIR FLIGHT NUMBER 111 WHICH CRASHED ON 2ND SEPTEMBER 1998. YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THE NEWS ON VISITING THIS SITE.
HTTP: WWW.NEWSCOTLAND1398.NET/LUNENCO/SWISSBAYSW.HTML.
UP TILL TODAY NONE OF HIS RELATIVES HAS COME FORWARD TO CLAIM HIS
CONTRACTS FUND WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). I HIS LAWYER HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL, AS HE HAS NO WIFE. AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU TO HELP ME AND CLAIM THIS MONEY VALUED AT (NINE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY LATE CLIENT BEFORE IT GETS CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE
NNPC.
MORE OVERLY, I PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION/DOCUMENTS FOR THE
CLAIM. ALL I REQUIRE FROM YOU IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE
THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH. I GUARANTEE YOU THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED
UNDER LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW ALSO I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF THIS MAIL WILL BE FAVORED WITH AN
EARLIER REPLY, ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO FURNISH ME WITH YOUR CONTACT
INFORMATION SUCH AS: YOUR DIRECT PHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR FAST COMMUNICATION.
HOWEVER, I AM COMPENSATING YOU WITH 40% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT, NOW ALL MY HOPE IS BANKED ON YOU AND I REALLY WANTS TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN YOUR
COUNTRY, WERE THERE IS STABILITY OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC
WELFARE.
I GUARANTEE YOU THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. IF THIS PROPOSAL INTERESTS YOU, KINDLY REPLY ME DIRECTLY TO THIS EMAIL TO ENABLE US DISCUSS FURTHER ON THE DETAILS OF THIS TRANSACTION.
PLEASE SIR, KINDLY TREAT THIS AS VERY URGENT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL–
I HONESTLY ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT REPLY THROUGH PRAYER, FOR SECURITY
REASONS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPECTED COOPERATION AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU,
BEST REGARDS
BARRISTER.JAMES GEORGE (SAN):
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