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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: "Don Emeh" <eme_don@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: gsdcl@deliveryman.com
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 04:19:07 -0500
Subject: Attention;
Don Eme ( ESQ) & CHAMBERS,
Notary Public & Legal Practitioner
14 Calcutta Crescent,Ikoyi Close,
Victoria Island, Lagos - Nigeria
Attention;
I know that you will be surprised to read from somebody you have not known
or seen before. But behold I entreat you to take the will for the dead. I
believed it is indeed one of the miraculous work that I got your contact
coincidentally when I was searching for the relatives of the deceased.
.
I am the personal attorney to late Peter a Foreigner from your country, and
a licensed Contractor with African largest crude oil producing Firm,
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation ( N.N.P.C.)
Well, on the 4th of May 2002, my Client was involved in Aeroplane Crash
(while on a picnic-trip) with the BAC
111-500 belonging to EAS AIRLINES which the Pilot, 7 Crew members and 65
Passengers on board unfortunately perished.
To throw more light on this and prove of my story, please click the
undermentioned BBC ARCHIVE NEWS and CNN.com NEWS ARCHIVE >
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/05/05/nigeria.crash/
Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy to see if I can
locate any of my clients extended family members or relatives, but this has
all the while proved abortive. After these several fruitless attempts, I
decided to trace his relatives (i.e. same surname) to locate any member of
his family hence this contact.
Basically, I am contacting you to assist in accomodating huge amount of
money left behind by my late client before it is confiscated or declared
dormant by the Bank where this huge approved contract fund is floating
unclaimed .
The Bank where my late client had A fixed deposit payment
valued at Ten Million,United States dollars (US$5,000 000.00) has issued me
a notice to provide the next of kin to my late client to claim this approved
contract payment or have the fund confiscated within the next 14 official
working days.
Therefore, since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over
2 years now, I am seeking for your permission to present you as the Next of
kin of the deceased since you are still a foreigner , and most fortunately
your Surname is the same with my late client. It will be easier and
convincing to present you as the next of kin to my late client so that the
proceeds of this fund deposit valued at (US$5 million USD) can be paid to
you.
Then after the transfer, it will be shared as follow:
First and foremost, 10% of the total fund will be donated to Church and
Motherless babies home in your country; then, you and I will share the
remaining money, 55% for me and 30% for you, while the remaining 5% will be
used to defray all our expenses incurred during the course of this
transaction such like Telephone bills, Vats and Taxes as the bank or your
government may require.
All I require is your honesty, mutual understanding and co-operation to
enable us actualize this lucrative deal which is a golden opportunity for us
to make wealth for our
individual families.
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 by
my email so that we can commence the documentations quickly.
Finally, I need your Mobile Cell, Telephone & Fax numbers for facilitate
communication.
Awaiting your urgent response.
Best Regards,
Mr. Don Eme
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