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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: "frank adams" <frankadams@kazan.biz>
Reply-To: frank_adams201@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:59:50 -0700
Subject: PLEASE YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED.
Dear Sir/Madam.
I am, Barrister Frank Adams, personal attorney to Mr.Donald A Piper an
Austria Citizen, who lived here in Nigeria. On the 4th of August 2006, my
client and his family were involved in a Car accident along Kaduna-Abuja
Road in Northern Nigeria. All occupants of the Vehicle unfortunately lost
there lives as they are on a weekend outing to a Nearby city.
I contacted you as foreigner based on trust to assist me in repatriating his
money and property he left behind, before they get confiscated or declared
Unserviceable by the bank where his huge deposit was lodged since,all my
effort to locate and contact any of his relative went in vain.
Particularly, the deceased has an Amount of $5.5million dollars deposited
with a bank and as his personal attorney his bank where the money is
deposited issued me a notice to provide any of his relative to claim the
money but ,unfortunately i did not succeed and that is why i need your
foregin assistance.
Since, I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives of this Austria
all this while ,i now seek your consent to assert you as the next of kin of
the deceased, so that you will claim the money as the bonafide approved Next
of Kin to the late Mr.Donald A Pipe .I have all the necessary documents
concerning this deposited , such as certificate of deposit, which will be
given to you in due course of this transaction.
If you agree the money will be shared in a ratio of 55% for me while 40% for
you and 5% will set aside for any expenses incurred during the transaction
process. I have all necessary documents to back up the facts and claim of
the money from the bank.All I require is your honest, co-operation and
Sincerity to enable us seeing that this money gets to you. I guarantee that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law. Please if you are willing to assist me in this
transaction, please do send to me the following, your full names, address,
telephone and fax numbers so that I will contact you and notify you on the
next steps towards the actualization of this transaction.
Awaiting your urgent
Barrister:Frank Adams.
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