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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: "johnson creek" <johnsoncreek2@msn.com>
Reply-To: johnsoncreek2@o2.pl
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 16:57:49 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY
FROM THE DESK OF ;
BARRISTER JOHNSON CREEK
22B PEDRO WAY GBAGADA CRESCENT,
LAGOS.
OFFICE E-MAIL CONTACT:
ATTENTION: CHAIRMAN/C.E.O.
I am the personal attorney to Late Mr. Alan P. Spiel a national of your
country, who used to work with Chevron Oil Company in Nigeria. Here in after
shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 1999,My client Late
Mr. Alan P. Spiel and his family was involved in plane crash in Lagos, 95
people were burnt to death unfortunately my client Late Mr. Alan P. Spiel
and his family lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to
your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also
prove unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, to locate any
member of his family hence i contacted you, I am contacting you to assist in
prepatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they
get confiscated or declared unserviceable to the bank where this huge
deposit were lodged.
Particularly,the finance company where the deceased had an account valued at
about USD14.7 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confiscated within the next few official working
days. Finally, I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since you are a foriegner like my late client, so the proceedures
of this Estate valued at USD14.7 million dollars can be paid to you, and
then you and i can share the money.60% to me and 40% to you. I have and will
obtain all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make from the federal high court. All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me and
send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about
this transaction.
Until then God bless You.
Yours faithfully,
Johnson Creek Esq.
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