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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: "charles frankleen" <hopelambertlawassociates@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 13:58:57 +0000
Subject: EXPECTING YOUR EARLIEST REACTION!!!!!!!!!
Dear Friend,
I know that this is not a proper means of sending a proposal of this nature,
coupled with the fact that there are so many scam mails
going around the internet globe. I will wish to assure you that "THIS IS NOT
A SCAM" but a real, sincere and non clandestine intention to dupe or defraud
you as you mite feel in the contrary as I believe that the end justifies the
means.
I verily believe that you might have severally in the past been thrown
hundreds of such or similar mails as mine but I want to allay your fears
with respect to mine as it is borne out from a very sincere angle as i have
an overwhelming proof to assert the authenticity of this proposal to you as
in Banking Ethics He asserts must prove and moreso He who seeks equity must
come with clean hands.
I am Charles Frankleen, an Acounting officer. I am the personal Accountant
to Engr. Arthur Lakshmi, a national of your country who use to work with
Shell development Company in Nigeria. Hereinafter shall be referred to as my
client.
On the 11th of September, 2001 it was reported to us that my Client and his
wife were amongst the casualties that lost their lives to the ill fated
terrorist attacks of the World Twin Towers of Trade Centre in New York, US.
Unfortunately on this same incidence were other dignitaries like the former
Nigeria Sports Minister and a host of other government functionaries. May
their gentle reposed in perfect peace.
The following websites could be referenced for your perusal and
favourable consideration:
http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrkanocrash.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
client's extended relatives but this has proved abortive and futile.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name
over the US/Nigeria Internet directorate Chambers of Commerce, to locate any
member of his family hence I contacted you even though you are not related
in any way, by birth or by blood as the case may be.
I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the bank where this huge deposit is lodged particularly the Bank where the
deceased had an account valued at about 11.5 Million-Dollars has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the
next fourteen official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 4 years now I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin so that we can share the
money. 65% for me and 30% for you, while 5% will be used to offset all the
expenses incurred in the course of this transaction including tax.
Therefore, if you are interested to execute this deal with me, kindly
forward to me your private telephone/fax numbers to enable me submit them to
the bank where my late client deposited his money.
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 via my alternative email address:
hopelambertlawassociates@yahoo.dk
Best regard,
Charles Frankleen
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