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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: "Mentos Todla" <mtodla22@msn.com>
Reply-To: mtodla@excite.com
Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 16:47:09 +0000
Subject: HELP REQUESTED.
M.O.T. CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER / PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
LAGOS -NIGERIA.
(TOP CONFIDENTIAL)
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Barrister Mentos Todla, (Esq.) the Personal Attorney to a Foreign
Contractor, who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria. On the 11th
of September 2001, my client, a Mexican National, late Engineer R. Kelley,
an oil Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until
his death Three years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to American Airlines
Flight 11, from Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles and California that
crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre with 86 people on
board. All occupants of the aero plane unfortunately lost their lives.
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. Then I
have to contact you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind my
client before they get 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 US$10.5 Million, has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin / relatives so that the fund left will be
transferred or have the account confiscated within the next twenty official
working days.
I am seeking your consent now to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$10.5Million can
be paid to you and then you and I can share this money. 70% to me and 25% to
you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your Government may require.
All I require is your honest and co-operation 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. I will want
you to send to me on your return email the following information for the
transfer in your favor.
1. Your full Name.
2. Your contact Address.
3. Your private phone/ mobile and fax numbers for easy communication between
us. I await your kind response, and note that the nurture of this deal needs
a very top confidential.
Best Regards,
Barrister Mentos Todla (Esq.)
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