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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: "Dorphin Martins" <dormartins@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:58:13 -1200
Subject: GET BACK TO ME
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am highly delighted to be in contact with you and sorry
for the embarrassment this email might be to you as we have
not met or known each other before.
My name is Mr. Dorphin Martins. I was a good friend to Late
Mr. Johnson Lockhart, a national of United States of
America, who until his death has no wife nor son or daughter
to claim his assets hence he was buried here.
He was a contractor and has spent most of his life in my
country. Mr. Johnson Lockhart were involved in a car
accident along Benin/Onitsha express road and unfortunately
lost his life on the 27th day of September 2006 at Onitsha.
Since then I have made several inquiries to your country
embassy to locate any of my friends extended relatives, this
has also proved unsuccessful hence: he has no next-of-kin at
the time of his death.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
contact you since all my effort to trace or locate any
member of his family failed me so that you as a foreigner
will assist me as my late friend next-of-kin in repatriating
the assets and Capital valued at US$6.8 million left behind
by my friend before it gets confiscated by the Bank where
these huge deposits were lodged as treasury bills.
The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of
Kin or have the treasury bill confiscated. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating any of my friend's relatives, I
seek the consent to present you as the Next-of-kin to the
deceased since you are a foreigner, so that the proceeds of
this treasury bill can be paid to you.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall
then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for claim. I
have all the necessary information to back you up for the
claim.
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable
us see this transaction through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law. Reply through my alternative e-mail address:
dorphinmartins@rocketmail.com
I wait to hear from you soon.
Best regards,
Dorphin Martins
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