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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: "christopher max" <barrischristopherm@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrchristophermax@myway.com
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 23:44:46 +0000
Subject: LETTER FROM CHRISTOPHER
Dear Friend,
I am Barrister Christopher Max a solicitor at law. And a personal attorney
to MR.NORBERT MAUREEN a native of your country, who until his death was a
staff of shell petroleum Development Company in Nigeria Here in after shall
be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2003 my client, his wife
and two of his children were involved in a car crash along Lagos/Ibadan
expressway. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately died. Since then I
have made several
inquires to your Country's High commission in Nigeria to locate any of my
client's extended relatives and all the effort proved unsuccessful.
After several unsuccessful, attempts to contact any of my client's
relatives I decided to contact you. I have contacted you to assist in
reptriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the firm where these funds were
deposited in a security Firm.The amount involve is $15,Million (us dollars)
However, the security firm has issued me a notice, to provide my client's
next of Kin,but unfornataly , I have been unable to locate any of my
client's relatives for almost two years now, I therefore seek your sincere
consent to present you as the NEXT OF KIN of MR NORBERT MAUREEN , so that
the proceeds of this deposite valued $15 Million us dollars would be willed
to you and after that we shall share the funds between us.We shall share
this fund as follows 5o% for me 40 for you while the remaning 10% shall be
for any expences we might incure during the process of trying to retrive
this fund from the security firm. I have all necessary legal documents to
backup any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
dealthrough. May you please indicate your interest in this deal by sending
your phone number,Fax and Address for easier communication. I want to
assure you, that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get
in touch with me through my emails as soon as possible to enable us discuss
further.
Best regards,
Barr Christopher Max.
Tell:-234-8023-523791.
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