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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: "Jacques Bode" <jacquesbode@microcamp.com.br>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 19:31:45 -0200
Subject: ENTRUSTING YOU WITH THIS OFFER
Dear Friend, I am barrister Jacques Bode, a solicitor at law. I am the
personal attorney to Mr. George, a national of your country, who used to work
with Shell Oil Producing Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred
to as my client on the 25th of December, 2003. My client, on the single
reason of visiting his in-laws. His wife {A LEBANESE} and their only daughter
were involved in a Plane crash on their way home for the holidays and were
among the 111 people confirmed dead. PLEASE VIEW THE WEBSITE:
www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html Since then I have
made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my client's
extended relatives, which has also proved abortive. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided contact you since you have the same last
name. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at
$15,600,000.00USD (Fifteen Million, Six Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars Thousand United States Dollars) Left behind by my client before it
get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Union Bank PLC, where this
huge amount was deposited. The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin or have the account confiscated in the next one month. For
the fact that I have been unsuccessful in locating any relatives of my late
client since then, I hereby seek your consent to present you as the next of
kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
percentage that is coming to me after the money is been credited into your
chosen account and the modalities for sharing is as follows: 50% shall be for
me, 40% for you and 10% shall be set aside for the expenses incurred during
the course of transfer. I can assist in procuring the necessary information
and legal documents that may be needed to actualize this proposal. All I
require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate platform that will protect you from any breach of the law. Upon
your acceptance to assist me, please send me the following for the Serious
discussion; 1) YOUR FULL NAMES 2) YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS 3) PRIVATE PHONE
NUMBER 4) OCCUPATION 5) AGE I look forward to hear from you soonest and wish
you all the best of lucks in your comings and goings this week. Best Regards
Barrister Jacques Bode.
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Microcamp
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