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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: "Barr Victor Awele" <barristervictorawele@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: babrristervictorawele@yahoo.com.au
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 16:05:44 +0100
Subject: I sincerely write to seek your co-operation and trust.
Dear: Friend
I am Barrister Victor Awele a Solicitor and also the Personal Attorney
to Late Mr David Frank, a national of your country, who used to work
with shell development company in Nigeria.
On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and their three children
were involved in a car accident along Sagbama Express Road that claims
the lives of all occupants of the vehicle. It was a very sad news and
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relatives which proves unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts I, decided to trace his
relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of
no avail,hence I contacted you. I have contacted you on trust to assist
me in receiving the money left behind by my client before the bank he
has an account with get money confisicated or declared his money as
unclaimed fund following the bank policy.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at
about 25 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin of my client or have the account confisicated within the next ten
official working days.
Since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for
over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of
kin of the deceased since you are bearing or having the same surname
with my late client so that the proceeds of the transfer of this money
valued at $25
million dollars can be paid to you as his next of kin for our mutual
benefit. The sharing percentage is as follow if only you will be faithfull
and
honest to assist me, 30% for your assistance as next of kin, 65% to me
and remaning 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may
require.All necessary legal documents that will back up your claim of
this money will be secured by an attorney on your behalf.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee you that this business will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law. Please get in touch with me by my email to enable us discuss further
steps to follow and please for confidential reason forward your reply
my private email account -: barristervictor1@yahoo.com.au
Best regards,
Barrister Victor Awele
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