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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: "edward brown" <edward_brown670@msn.com>
Reply-To: edward_brown4@yahoo.de
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 11:13:49 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED
FROM BARRISTER EDWARD BROWN CHAMBERS
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
LAGOS -NIGERIA
ATTN / Dear
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 Barrister Edward Brown , the personal Attorney to late Eng.
Steve Moore a national of Isle of Man in UK, who used to work with Shell
Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria. My client and his family
had a plane crash acciden in the year 2000, my client lost his life in the
year 2002 and later the wife and three children died they could not
Survive,You can see the links below.
http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/031500/usn_LA0703.001.shtml,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/672849.stm
I have made several enquiries 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.
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.S dollars 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 use this
deal through.
I guarantee you that this will be executed under 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 and Please get back to me with the
following informations.
Your Full Name
Your Contact Address
Your Private Phone Number
Your Fax Number
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Edward Brown (Esq)
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