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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: "DAVID LAMBERT" <mskobe20052005@msn.com>
Reply-To: dlambert117@katamail.com
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 03:11:08 +0000
Subject: Get back to me
I would like to begin by way of introduction,
My name is lambert david,a native of nigeria.
I am a senior employee of nigeria Department of
Energy and Mineral Resources. I got your contact through
my personal research and out of desperation decided to
reach you
through this medium.I am writing this letter to solicit
your co-operation in order to redeem an investment
currently held under trust with the Department of Energy
and Mineral Resources of nigeria. The said investment now
valued at USD$15.5 million (fifteen million, five hundred
thousand dollars), was originally purchased by one mr.
Rudi Fassnacht and leased to the Orange Mining Corporation
in1977.sadly, mr. Rudi Fassnacht and his lovely wife
sigrid died On the 25th of July 2000, in the Air France
concord plane crash bound for New York in their plan for a
world cruise
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Since the maturity of this investment in September
2001,
several attempts have been made without success to contact
any of his close relatives,in whose favuor the investment
cash value can be paid.My partner, who is the Account
Director in the same Ministry and I,have initiated the
process of filing a claim for this money with the hope of
having the funds transferred to you. In order to do this,
we will swear an affidavit in the High Court of my country
stating that you are a distant cousin and next of kin to
Mr. Rudi Fassnacht the owner of the money. After which, we
will file a claim for this money from the Department of
Energy and Mineral Resources,indicating that you were
appointed by Mr. Rudi Fassnacht to be the beneficiary of
these funds. When the claim is approved you as the
beneficiary will be paid the sum of USD$15.5 million. The
money will be paid directly to any bank of your choice,
you will have the responsibility to ensure that my partner
and I receive 50% of the money while you keep the
remaining 40% for your assistance.The remaining 10% will
be for incidental expenses.
I want to assure you that my partner and I are in a
position to make the payment of this claim possible
provided that you can give us very strong guarantee that
our share will be secured, and that you will not take
advantage of our position. Be assured that there is
absolutely nothing to worry about in the view of this
claim. It is perfectly safe with no risks involved, and it
is not subject to any inquiry, since my partner and I will
be handling the claim directly nigeria on your behalf.
I do hope my proposal is acceptable to you. Please
acknowledge the receipt of this letter, so that I can
provide you with more clarification about the claim and
how we intend to make this deal beneficial to everyone
involved.please rememeber to give me your name and your
phone numbers for easy communication.
yours Sincerely,
DAVID LAMBERT
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