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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: "Jackson John" <jajohn05@msn.com>
Reply-To: johnsonpepple@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:39:31 +0000
Subject: ACT ASAP
Dear Friend, First,
I'm soliciting your utmost confidentiality in this Transaction. I am Mr.
Johnson Pepple, Deposit Manager with Brutex Security and Finance Services,
Imo State of Nigeria. I came to you in my private search for a reliable
person to Handle this confidential transaction, which involves huge sum of
money to your country. The Proposition: A foreigner an American, late Morris
Thompson who died On January 31 aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which
crashed into the Pacific Ocean not far from Los Angeles, while returning
from a business trip.
He deposited with us at Brutex Security & Finance,Imo State and had a trunk
box worth US$18.2 Million, having heard of the tragic incident involving
late Morris Thompson the finance institute now expects a next of kin as
beneficiary. Valuable efforts have been made by Brutex Security & Finance
management to get in touch with any of his family's but I Personally found
out that he died with his wife, Thelma Thompson, and the only daughter
Sheryl Thompson.
The only name of next of kin given to us by late Morris Thompson
unfortunately was with him in the same flight that crashed, and this is
unknown to the finance firm. I'm taking this advantage in order to better my
life and that of my family, I now decided to seek your permission to have
you stand as next of kin to late Morris Thompson, so that the fund
(US$18.2M) will be lifted in your favor and custody as the next of kin.
All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully
worked out, by the lawyer that will be employ to work on your behalf . You
can take time and verify from the website as shown herein for confirmation
of the crash, http://edition.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list I am
assuring you that this transaction and its procedures is 100% legal and risk
free involvement. Your share stays while the rest will be for myself. The
sharing of the fund between the two of us will be as follows: 30% of the
total sum will go to you for your effort and commitment to the success of
this transaction. 70% will be for us here. As soon as I receive an
acknowledge of the receipt of this message in Acceptance, I will immediately
start up with the process.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly reply me immediately you get
this mail. I will have to apply for the release and subsequent shipment of
the fund in your favor. Please try and reply or call me so that I will know
that you have received this mail today. Thank you in advance for your
anticipated co-operation. Yours faithfully,
Mr. Johnson Pepple,
Deposit Manager
Brutex Security & Finance
E:MAIL:JOHNSONPEPPLE@YAHOO.COM
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