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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?EPHRAIM=20JOE?= <barr_drphraim2@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: brr_drepjoe22@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:12:36 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dear Schermer
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: barr_drphraim2@yahoo.co.uk
From The Desk of Barrister
Ephraim Joe
Chamber of commerce
No: 35 Allen Avenue
Festac Lagos Nigeria
Email: brr_drepjoe22@yahoo.com
Dear Schermer,
I am barrister Ephraim Joe a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Tony Schermer, 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 2003, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident
along Owerri 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 his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contactedyou to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client beforethey get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Company where thesehuge deposits were lodged. Where the deceased had an account valued at about 12.6million dollars as the Finance company has issued a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 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 12. 6 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. 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 that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me as soon as possible on my private email address (brr_drepjoe22@yahoo.com)
I wait your urgent response in other for us to move forward.
Best Regards,
Barrister Ephraim Joe (ESQ)
- EPHRAIM JOE
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