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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: "Richmond Luke" <barr_richmond_luke@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 18:42:47 +0000
Subject: ATTN: TAYLOR
From The Desk Of Barr:Richmond Luke
Address: 165 koffi Abayomi Road
Victoria Island-Lagos.
Mobile:234-804-458-1685
Email:@yahoo.com
Attn:TAYLOR,
I Am Barr.Richmond Luke (ESQ) Solicitor and Notary Public. I am the Personal
Attorney to Mr. James TAYLOR,a National of your country, who used to work
with Oil Manufacturing Company in Nigeria. On the 1st of April 2004, my
client,his wife and their only son involved in a car accident along Sagamu
Exprtess way Lagos Unfortunately,they all lost their lives in the event of
the accident.
Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relatives and this has also proved 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 contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left behind
by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where this huge deposits were lodged.Particularly, the Bank where the
deceased had an account valued at about $8 million dollars. Conseqently,the
bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confiscated within a short time.
Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over some years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you bear the same name with him, so that the proceeds of this account
valued at $8 million dollars can be paid to you for both of us to share the
money; 55% to me and 35% to you,while 10% should be for expenses or tax as
your government may require.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to backup the claim.
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please note 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
through my email ,to enable us discuss further.
Best regards,
Barr: Richmond Luke (ESQ)
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