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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "BARR.P.T GEORGE" <barristerptgeorge@msn.com>
Reply-To: barristerptgeorge17@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:40:57 +0000
Subject: YOUR REPLY
FROM THE DESK OF
Barrister P.T.GEORGE
TEL: +234-802-3003038.
EMAIL:(barristerptgeorge13@o2.pl)
Attn:Sir/madam,
It is with trust and believe that I write to you, although I don't know you
neither have I seen
you before, but my confidence was reposed On you.I am BARRISTER P.T.GEORGE,
a personal Attorney to Mr.Hesham sabry,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 PETROLUM COPORATION (NNPC) here in
Nigeria before his death.Unfortunately my client who perished in the plane
crash of November 2nd 1999 { with Egyptian airline 990} with other
passengers aboard Uptill today none of his relatives has come forward to
claim his contracts fund with the NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUM COPORATION
(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 US$10 Million 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.
Your response is only what I am waiting for, as I have put all machineries
that will be
instrumental to the success of the transaction in motion. 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.
NOTE: I know there may be scams and junk mails flying here and there on the
Internet but
certainly; this is not one of them.Now I urge you to take this message
serious and with an open
mind, with good faith and trust.Join me and am assuring you now that you
will never be
disappointed.
Waiting to hear from you soonest
Yours Sincerely.
Barrister P.T.George (Esq).
TEL: +234-802-3003038
EMAIL:EMAIL:(barristerptgeorge13@o2.pl)
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