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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: "Barrister Charles" <barcharleschris2@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 01:44:34 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL & PERSONAL
CLUSTAR CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
15 ALLEN AVENUE,
IKEJA, LAGOS.
ATTN.
I am Barrister Charles Christian (San), the Personal Attorney to a Foreign
Contractor,who owns a farmland here in Nigeria. On the 24th of April 2002,
my client, a German Nationality, Late Engineer William Halzeinger, a farmer
engineer, until his death three years ago in a ghastly motor accident along
Sagamu Expressway, Lagos, NIGERIA. Since then I have made several inquiries
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. Then
I have to contact you to assist me in repatriating the money 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$7.5Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin,relatives so
that the fund left will be transferred or have the account confiscated
within the next twenty official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at US$7.5Million can be paid to you
and then you and I can share this money. 60% to me and 30% to you,while 10%
should be for expenses or tax as your Government may require. All I require
is your honest and co-operation 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. I will want you to send to me
on your return email the following information for the transfer in your
favour
1, Your full Name
2, Your contact Address
3, Your private phone, fax numbers for easy communicating for each others
4, Your age and occupation
5, Your private email address
I await your kind response,Please if you are interested and capable in
handling this deal with me, due reply only on my alternative email address
for security reasons.
barcharleschris@ny.com
And note that the nurture of this deal needs a very top secrecy.
Best Regards,
Barrister Charles Christian....
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