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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: Brian Williams <brian@williamsbrian0.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:31:17 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Urgent Response
>From the Desk of,
Barr. Brian Williams,
135, Queens street,
Victoria Island,
Lagos-Nigeria.
Greetings to you,
With warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings, and hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem strange to you as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the past, am Barrister Barr. Brian Williams, am the Personal Attorney who represented the interest of one MR RAMIREZ SANCHEZ an Agriculturist who until his untimely death lived and made a living as an AGRICULTURIST IN THIS COUNTRY NIGERIA.
I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and the immense benefit it will be to both of us. After careful consideration am soliciting for your assistance based on this proposition below,
PROPOSITION:
Mr. Ramirez Sanchez,an EL SALVADORIAN 66 years of age and a very prosperous farmer and a business man made a huge bank deposit for investment in the sum of US$23,500,000.= (Twenthy-Three Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars)he named his wife Mrs. Helga Sanchez as the NEXT OF KIN to his estate.
Unfortunately Sir, Mr.& Mrs. Ramirez Sanchez were killed in the January 14 2000,earthquake that rocked El Salvador, killing thousands of people and 1,200 others were declared missing.
I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, through the El Salvadorean High Commission in Lagos but to no avail and unsuccessful.
I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund left behind by my late client because the bank have asked me as his lawyer to produce his next of kin, the banking system stipulates that if such money remain with the bank for a period of 6years it will be transfered into the account of the bank. In order to avoid this development,
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law of your country and my country too as a professional legal attorney in this field.
If you are interested in assisting me with this matter, please, send to me urgently via my email the following details below:
1. Your full name and complete contact address
2. Your Private telephone and fax number (urgent)
3. Your date of birth (Age) and proof that you can handle such a huge amount of money, and that you are a responsible and very serious person.
Based on this opportunity, Upon receiving the above details from you, I will work out every document/proof representing you as the deceased BONA-FIDE distant relative and when this is done, you will be contacted by the bank for the release and collection of the fund, which will be within two week of my receiving the above details from you.
I will meet with you in your country after the fund have been released to you and also to discuss investment potentials and have my share of the money to buy industrial goods for resale in my country.
May I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free, as I have taken care of all necessary modalities as his ATTORNEY to enable a hitch-free transaction.
I await your urgent response through this email: brianwilliam1s@yahoo.co.in
Yours sincerely,
Barr. Brian Williams.
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