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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: "STEVE JOHN" <steve2john@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rollandjohn@myway.com
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 08:19:10 -0900
Subject: Compliment Of The Season My Good Beloved Friend.
Hello,
Compliment of the season my good friend. It is obvious that this proposal
will come to you as a surprise. This is because we have not met before but i
am inspired to sending you this email by the huge fund transfer opportunity
that will be of mutual benefit to the two of us.
However, I am Barrister Rolland J. Olu,the personal Attorney to the late
Engr.Steve Moore a national of Isle of Man in UK, who used to work with
Shell Petroleum Development Company(SPDC) in Nigeria. On the 21st of April
1996, my client, his wife And their three children were in plan crash.
Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the accident, Since
then I have made several
enquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my clients 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 contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind
by my client, I can easily convince the bank with my legal practice that you
are the only surviving relation of my client. Otherwise the Estate he left
behind will be 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
$27million U.S dollars(twenty seven million U.S.America
dollars).Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.
since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over several
years now. I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the
proceeds of this account valued at $27million U.S dollars can be paid to
your account and then you and me can share the money. 55%to me and 40% to
you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.
Your information such as below:
1. Your full name
2. Your Residential Address
3. Your Telephone and Fax Numbers
4 Your Full Banking Details
Is required for immediate commence of this transaction. As a barrister of
high standard, I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back
up any claim we may make. 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.
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Rolland J. Olu
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