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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: "William Brian" <barr_william_brian@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 15:15:47 +0000
Subject: HELLO FRIEND
ATTORNEY WILLIAMS BRIAN
Plot 12 Satellite Town Lagos-Nigeria.
EMAIL-kingsbenson2@yahoo.com
HELLO FRIEND,
I am Barrister Brian A.Williams (Esq) , I am the Personal Attorney to
Mr.Henry ,aforeigner,who use to work with Jangle Cement Company here in
Nigeria, on the 2nd of Dec. 2002, my client and his wife ,got involved in a
car accident, all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries 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 have contacted you to assist in
repartrating the fund left behind by my late client because the bank have
asked me as his lawyer to produce his next of kin .
Particularly, Bank have given me a notice to provide the next of kin to
claim the contract valued at about US$11 Million Dollars or have the amount
confisicated ,since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for
over years, now I seek your conscent to present you as the next
of kin of the deceased since your a foreigner and have the same surname so
that the proceeds of this account valued at US$11 Million can be paid to
you.
All I require is your honest coperation to enable us see this dealt through
.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law of your country and my country
too as a professional legal attorney in the field.
Finally,kindly maintain confidentiality between me and you on this
transaction. You can call me on the above telephone number.
Note: Some of the lawyers in my office have been plaining to divert this
particular amount of money US$11M but they failed because I never authorized
anybody to do that,as the principal attorney of this estate I hereby urge
your assistance to get this fund transfer into your account legitimately
which I am assuring and to let you know that the US$11,000,000.00 is right
now with a FINANCE
CREDIT UNION in UNITED KIGDOM (UK).Some of my lawyers may contact you in
different ways concerning this claim,but don't respond to them,just
forwarding me the message they send
you so that I can get them sacked.
Upon your consideration of this transaction,you are hereby asked to send the
following information that I will use to prepare and application on your
behalf as you Legal Counsel representing this claim legally.
1. Your Full names
2. Your complete Postal Address.
3. Your Telephone number
4. Your fax number
5. Your Occupation.
6. Sex.
7. Marital Status.
8. Age
I await your urgent response.
Best regards,
ATTORNEY WILLIAMS BRIAN
PRINCPLE ATTORNEY
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