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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: "Mark Traore" <mark_traore01@msn.com>
Reply-To: marktraore@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 13:49:34 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE MY FRIEND
MARk CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
LAGOS - NIGERIA.
(MATTER OF TOP SECRET)
ATTN: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 Mark Traore, 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 involved in a car accident along Shagamu/Lagos
Express Road.
Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the
accident, 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,
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 these 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). Consequently, 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.Sdollars 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.
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.
Please get in touch with me by my email to enable us discuss
further I will want you to send to me on your return email with the
following information for the transfer in your favor.
1, Your full Name,
2, Your contact Address
3, You're private phone, Mobile and fax numbers for easy communicating
for each other's.
I await your kind response, Please if you are interested
and capable in handling this deal with me, Due get back
to me ASAP with the following information's.
Through only my alternative mailbox for security reasons
which is ( marktraore@yahoo.com )
Yours Faithfully
Barrister Mark Traore (Esq.)
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