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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: "Barr. Magnus Njoku" <magnus_asociates1970@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: magnus_associates@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:38:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTN:(STRCTLY CONFIDENTIAL)
Attn: Sir,=20
=A0=A0=20
I am contacting you With Trust and Belief for our mutual Benefits. I am Bar=
rister Magnus G.K Njoku, an International solicitor at law.=20
=A0
I am the personal attorney to Late Mr. Hens B.C.B=A0 Craamer,=A0a national =
of Venezuela who was an official contractor(category A) with Chevron Oil Co=
mpany, Nigeria ,hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.=20
=A0
On the 19th of May 2000, my client, his wife and their only two sons were i=
nvolved in a car accident along Lagos-Ibadan expressway, near Kruger Nation=
al Park .All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries and presentations to locate any of=
my client's extended relatives, this has also proved abortive.
=A0=A0=20
It is after these several unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of his=
family failed that I decided to contact you, believing that you can invari=
ably be of help in this situation to stand as the next of kin to my late cl=
ient.
I am contacting you to assist in claiming the Property and money left behin=
d by this my late client before it gets confiscated or declared "unservicea=
ble" by the BANK where my late client deposited this huge sum to be claimed=
..=20
=A0
Already, this Bank where the deceased deposited this sum in his Fixed Depos=
it Account that valued 4.5 million Dollars has issued me an Official notice=
/ultimatum three days ago to provide the next of kin to my late client or t=
hey have the account confiscated within the next one Month.=20
=A0
Since It has been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 5 years n=
ow, I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin to the deceased, =
so that the proceeds of this account valued at 4.5 million Dollars can be p=
aid into your account and there after we share among us the Fund at the Rat=
io of 7:3.=20
=A0
That is, I will have 70% of the total sum, while you have 30% for your assi=
stance.=20
=A0
I will provide all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up an=
y claim we may make and guarantee that this will be executed under a legiti=
mate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.=20
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction=
through and bear it on Mind that this is a deal and as such requires high =
level of confidentiality.=20
=A0
Get back to me as soon as possible to enable us discuss further about this =
transaction.=20
=A0
Best regards.=20
=A0=A0=20
Barrister Magnus Njoku (S.A.N)
+234-803-326-3834=0A=0A=0A
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