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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: "Alexo Desmond" <barristerdesmond345@msn.com>
Reply-To: barralexodesmond@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:33:51 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir / Madam ,
Dear Sir / Madam ,
I am Barrister Alexo Desmond , Solicitor; I am the
Personal Attorney to my late client who was a national of
your country, who used to
work with Texaco development Company in Nigeria.
On the 21st of April 1999 , his wife and their three
children were
involved in a car accident along Lagos/Shagamu
Express Road. Unfortunately
they all lost their lives in the event of the
accident, since then i have
made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any
of his extended
relatives, 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 got your contact from a Web directory i got from
your embassy.
I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money
in addition,
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 US$16 million dollars.
Consequently, the bank issued me a notice to provide
the Next Of Kin or
have the account confiscated within the next twenty
official working days.
Since i have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over 6years now
i seek your consent to present you as the next of
kin of the deceased since
you are of the same calibal, so that the proceeds of
this account valued at
US$16 million dollars can be paid to you and then
you and me can share the
money. 60% to me and 40% to you.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be
used to back up any
claim we may make.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable
us
sees 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 by my private email:
barralexodesmond@netscape.net to enable us
communicate further and also i
want you to send to me the following-
1- Private Mobile Phone Number-
2- Fax Number
3- Your Full Name :
4- Full Contact / Postal Address :
5- Occupation :
6- Age :
My Lawfull Regards
Barrister Alexo Desmond (esq)
Your Attorney
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