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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: "Wale Adams" <waleadams@msn.com>
Reply-To: barristerwale_adams@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:09:01 +0000
Subject: NEXT OF KIN (HUTCHISON)
--ABEL & ASSOCIATE CHAMBERS
22/24 BROAD STREET VICTORIAL
ISLAND LAGOS, NIGERIA.
REG NO:0133(002)DEAR HUTCHISON,
COMPLIMENTS, I BARRISTER ZEB ABEL HAVE DECIDED TO BESTOW THIS TRUST ON YOU, WHICH I PRAY YOU WILL NOT IGNORE OR BETRAY. I APPOLOGISE IN ADVANCE FOR ANY INCONVINIENCES THIS MAY CAUSE YOU. I AM BARRISTER ZEB ABEL,THE ACCREDITED ATTORNEY TO LATE JAMES HUTCHISON WHO WAS A CONTRACTOR OF OIL DEVELOPMENT HERE IN MY COUNTRY AND WHO ON THE OCTOBER 31,1999,WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY WERE PERISHED IN AN EGYPTIAR FLIGHT 990 PLANE-CRASH AFTER A TAKE OFF FROM NEW YORK’S JOHN F.KENNEDY AIRPORT BACK TO THEIR DESTINATION.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, MY CLIENT MADE A FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT VALUED AT USD$9.5M WITH A CERTAIN BANK HERE IN MY COUNTRY, AND UPON THE DURATION TIME OF THEIR AGREEMENT, HIS BANK STARTED CONTACTING HIM BUT NO RESPONSE. CONSEQENTLY, THE BANK ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED AS HIS ACCREDITED ATTORNEY, OR HAVE HIS ACCOUNT CONFISCATED.
SINCE THEN,I HAVE MADE SEVERAL CONTACTS TO HIS COUNTRY EMBASSY IN ORDER TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIETS EXTENDED RELATIVES,WHICH HAD ALSO BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR TWO YEARS NOW,I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED SINCE NONE OF HIS RELATIVES WERE UNABLE TO BE FOUND SO THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT AT USD$9.5M COULD BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,THEREAFTER,WE WILL BOTH SHARE IT IN THE PERCENTAGE ACCORDING TO OUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOOST THE SUCCESS OF THEIS GREAT TRANSACTION.I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP THE ENTIRE CLAIM WE WILL MAKE. ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US MAKING THIS GREAT AND BENEFITING TRANSACTION SUCCESSFULLY. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.YOU DO NOT HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR OR WORRY ABOUT SINCE AM THE ONLY ATTORNEY TO MY CLIENT THAT WITNESS THIS FUND.
AS A LAWYER I HAVE THE ABILITY AND NECESSARY INFORMATION TO PRESENT YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND,I REQUIRE YOUR FULL COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING.KINDLY FORWARD TO ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
{A}. YOUR FULL NAME.
{B}. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.
{C}. YOUR TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER.
{D}. YOUR OCCUPATION.
(E). YOUR AGE. TO ENABLE ME PUT UP THE CLAIM FOR PROCESING IN YOUR FAVOUR.WITH BEST REGARD,
BARR. ZEB ABEL.
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