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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: "vertimajohn" <vertimajohn@terra.com.mx>
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:49:22 +0000
Subject: Transfer of Funds Into Your Account.
STEPHEN HOCKMAN CHAMBERS & CO.
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND SOLICITOR OF CO-OPERATE CONSULTANCE /SOLICITORS ADVOCATE OF SUPREME COURT OF Uk,
NOTARY PUBLIC,REAL ESTATE MANAGERS & GENERAL CONSULTANTS.UK OFFICE?::6 & 8 MILL STREET, MAIDSTONE ME15 6XH,
ENGLAND DX: 51967 MAIDSTONE,LONDON (England)
Email: hockmanchambers@myway.com
Our Ref: NNC/SAN/NP/05 Your Ref:23451ei
Date: 18/11/2006.
How are you today ?,and how are your family?,hope you are all doing fine?,if so glory be to God .
First i must appologise for contacting you through this medium Internet, I contacted you through e-mail because it is the fastest was to communicate as this is very urgent and confidential.
I am Barrister Stephen Hockman, a solicitor at law in UK, I was educated at Eltham College and Jesus College in United Kingdom, I am the Personal attorney to Mr. John, a national of your country, who use To work with (NIGERIA SHELL PETROLEUM OIL COMPANY). My client Mr. John Was born on the 23rd of March 1960 and he died on a motor accident With his family, his wife and 3 kids. He died on 21st April 2002 His Parents are late and he is the only child of his parents. Before he died he Deposited the sum of $15.5 million in POST BANK PLC (PBP) with the hope of transferring it to his country before he will be on leave.
Since his death 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 Contact you since you have the same last name as my late client. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money And property left behind by my client before they get confisticated or declared unserviceable by the security company where the deposit was made.
Now the POST BANK PLC (PBP) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the money confisticated within the next ten official working days. Since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over four months now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased or the person that will Represent him as a relative, so that the proceeds of this deposit can Be sent to you and then you and i can share the money.50% to me and 50% to you. I am trying to be very careful about what is going round in the world, about African’s fraud. I hope you are not among them, and I hope you are trustworthy person. I am well known Lawyer in Uk.
Please you are free to give your own opinion on this transaction Modality if you wish. I have all necessary legal documents that can Be used to back up every claim we may make. All I require is your honest Co-operation to enable us See this transaction through.NB:please you Must not have a record of an adult felony conviction or equivalent Criminal charge dismissed either by course of any federal or state court agency or law enforcement
agency of any jurisdiction and must Be of legal age in the country. Please send any reply to my alternative
mailbox; hockmanchambers@myway.com,
Sorry,i’m upgrading My website.
I promise to back you up legally, I will send to you all my legal Identities and my certificates given to me in my law School, Just to avoid people using my name for fraud and all sort of rubbish in Africa.
The sharing modality is still open and negociatable. 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.
You are advised to send me your Full name, Telephone/Fax number, based on trust and honesty and as soon as i read from you i shall send to you a TEXT OF APPLICATION which you will send to the bank proposing for claims
and release of this fund.
If this business proposition offends your moral values,do accept my apology.
BEST REGARDS,
YOUR’S IN LEGAL SERVICE,
BARRISTER STEPHEN HOCKMAN QC
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