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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: "FUNMI FOLORUNSO" <barri_folorunso@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:09:00 +0000
Subject: Dear Eden,
FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER OLU THOMPSON.
PARKS CHAMBERS.
LOCATED AT NO
9B,AWOLOWO ROAD
S.W VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS-NIGERIA
EMAIL:barri_thompsonolu01@yahoo.com
Dear Eden,
I am Barrister Olu Thompson. ATTORNEY. I am thePersonal Attorney to
ENRG..Pal Eden,a national of your country,who used to work with Shell
Development Company in nigeria.On the 21st of April 2003, my client,a
widower and his only child were involved in an automobile
accident,Unfortunately non of them survived the accident.
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 resorted to using the internet to trace his
SURNAME and beleiving too that by this means i may be lucky enough to find
his relative or any member of his family, hence I contacted you.
Even if you are not related to my late client, all that matters is that you
have a common SURNAME. We can get this fund for ourselves.I have contacted
you to assist in repartrating the money and property left behind by my
client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the
security firm where this huge deposits were lodged.Particularly,the CITI
TRUST BANK PLC where the deceased had a consignment valued at about USD 7.5
million (sevent million five hundred thousand dollars) has issued me a
notice to provide the INHERITOR or have the account confisicated within the
next ten officialworking days.
However,the extention on the mandate,became necessary because I communicated
the sad news of my clients death to the Security Firm. This will be due in a
few days from Today.And except I present the the inheritor it will be then
Impossible to ever make the claim hereafter Since I have been Unsuccesfull
in locating the relatives for over two years now I seek your conscent to
present you as legitimate inheritor of the deceased since you are from the
same country and your SURNAME will support so that the proceeds of this
consignment valued at USD7.5 million can be released to you and then you and
me can share the money.60% to me and 35% 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.To commence this
transaction therefore,I would require the following.
1)YOUR FULL NAME
2)YOUR OCCUPATION / AGE
3)CONTACT ADDRESS / TELEPHONE NUMBER
The above information would be used to make formalapplication as a matter of
procedure for the release of the fund and onward transfer to your account.
Please get in touch with me through my personal email address to enable us
discuss further.
Personal Email Address:(barri_thompsonolu01@yahoo.com )
Best regards,
Barrister BARRISTER OLU THOMPSON(Esq)
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