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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: "johnson morrison" <johnsonmorrison@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drmorrisson@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:47:01 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE
Dear Friend,
Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to
you. Although we never met before, but I have a every
reason to believe that you are a highly respected
personality, considering the fact that I got your E-mail
address through internet my network online, in my searching
for a reliable and reputable person to handle this
transaction, which involves huge sum of funds.
I am Dr. JOHNSON MORRISON, an accountant with union Bank of
Nigeria Plc. The business I am about to introduce is based
on sheer trust and with a sense of purpose. I am contacting
you to assist in repatriating the sum of $10.5M U.S dollars.
The money and property left behind by Engr. Morie Lynn who
had an accident On the 21st of April 2004, Engr. Morie
Lynn, his wife and their two Children were involved in a
car accident in a remote village called Kuru near Jos in
Plateau State. All occupants of the car Unfortunately lost
their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to
his embassy here in Lagos-Nigeria to locate any of Morie's
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful to
locate any member of his family hence I contacted you as
his account officer to work with you before they get
confiscated, frozen or declared unserviceable by the bank
where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc where the deceased had an
account valued at aboutTen Million,five hundred thousand United States
Dollars (US$10,500,000:00).
Now the management has issued a notice to provide the next
of kin or have the account frozen. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now
,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to
the deceased since you are a foreigner so that the proceeds
of this account valued at (US$10,500,000:00). can be paid to you
and then you and I can share the money. 60% to me and 35%
to you, while 5% will be mapped out for any miscellaneous
expenses that might be incure in the cause of this
transaction.
I have made an arrangement with an attorney who will work
for us and secure all the necessary legal documents to back
up this claim, and this I must do to make sure that this
fund is not wasted or end up in the wrong hands. All I
require is your financial support, and your honest
co-operation to enable us see this deal through and secure
all the legal documents. I guarantee you that this
transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you and I from any breach of the law.
If you are interested in this deal, kindly get back to me
via MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS for more
details or call me on my direct phone line number:234-806-0189-700.
Best regards,
Dr. JOHNSON MORRISON
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