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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 william" <mark_william53@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:03:11 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND
FROM:MARK& ASSOCIATES.
(BARRISTER,MARK WILLIAM)
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATE
#16 CANAL STREET IKOYI
(LAGOS NIGERIA.)
REPLY TO :barristermarkwilliam15@latinmail.com
DEAR FRIEND,
BEFORE I START, I MUST FIRST APOLOGIZE FOR THIS UNSOLICITED MAIL TO YOUI AM
AWARE THAT THIS IS CERTAINLY AN UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO STARTING A
RELATIONSHIP, BUT AS TIME GOES ON YOU WILL REALIZE THE NEED FOR MY ACTION.
MY NAME BARRISTER MARK WILLIAM,THE ATTORNEY TO LATE JOHN LAMOTHE,,A NATIONAL
OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO USED TO WORK WITH SHELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN
NIGERIA.HERE IN AFTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT. ON THE 21ST OF
APRIL 2004,MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A
CAR ACCIDENT ALONG SAGBAMA EXPRESS-ROAD. ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE
UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES.
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 HISLAST NAME OVER
THE INTERNET, TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY HENCE I CONTACTED YOU.
I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT
BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE
BY THE BANK HERE. THESE HUGE DEPOSITS WERE LODGED PARTICULARLY,WITH THE
BANK WHERE THE DECEASED HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT ABOUT USD,15MILLION
DOLLARS.THE BANK HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF
KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED.
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 $15MILLION DOLLARS CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND THEN YOU AND ME
CANSHARE THE MONEY.60% TO ME AND 30% TO YOU AND %10 FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT
MAY ARISE DURING TRANSFERING THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT TO BACK UP
ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE.
ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS DEAL
THROUGH. I GUARANTEE YOU THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE
ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. AND THE WAY
WE ARE GOING TO ACHIEVE THIS I WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM
YOU,
YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS,
YOUR AGE,OCCUPATION AND POSITION,
YOUR TELEPHONE MOBILE AND FAX NUMBER FOR
COMMUNICATION PURPOSE
I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE ASAP
BEST REGARDS,
BARRISTER MARK WILLIAM.
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