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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 Ben Chumas" <barrbenchumas11@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 05:09:00 -0800
Subject: ATTN: DEAR FRIEND
ATTN: FROM THE DESK OF: BARRISTER BEN CHUMAS.
Chumas & Associates
No. 54 Idowu Matin Street.
Private E-mail: barristerchumaschamber2001@maktoob.com
Dear: Friend,
I am Barrister Ben Chumas a solicitor at law. The personal attorney to a
late Mark, foreign expatriate who hails from your country and shares the
same last name with you. I wish to bring to your hearing a business
proposition, which is by nature strictly confidential, and i beg your pardon
to accept my unsolicited email to you, I will like to seek your help in
which I know that a deal of this magnitude will make anyone worried and
apprehensive but I am assuring you not to be afraid, as all will be well at
the end of this endeavor.
This is a genuine transaction and is 100% risk free. All I'm demanding from
you is your honest co-operation to enable us achieve our goal, and not a
perfidious person. On the 6th of May, 2002 it was reported to us that my
Client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a Local Plane
Crash at Kano State,enroute Abuja (The Capital City) all occupants in the
Plane lost their lives, unfortunately on this same flight were other
dignitaries like the Sports Minister and a host of others.
The following websites could be referenced:
http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrkanocrash.html
http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/05/05/stories/2002050503070101.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm
Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
I contacted you to assist in claiming this fund from the finance house where
he deposited it before his untimely death. The finance company where the
deceased had an account valued at about USD$7. Million dollars has 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 2 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account
valued at USD$7. million dollars can be paid to you as the next of kin.
All I need is your full maximum support and cooperation to enable us achieve
this transaction within 10 working days and I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.
If you are interested in this transaction, kindly furnish me with your full
name, address, private telephone and fax numbers to enable us commence all
the legal documents immediately.
Your direct telephone and fax number's are needed for easy communication and
do your best to maintain the absolute confidentiality involved because of
the officials.
Best regards,
Barrister Ben Chumas
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO MY PRIVATE E-MAIL.
(Private E-mail:( barristerchumaschamber2001@maktoob.com )
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