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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: "Mike Uka" <mikeuka@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mikeuka@takemail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 06:38:28 -0700
Subject: FROM:MUKE UKA (ESQ)
FROM:MUKE UKA (ESQ)
MIKE UKA & Associates,
711 C,Close Attorney,s Ave,
Festac Town Lagos - Nigeria.
Dear friend,
I am Barrister MIKE UKA,the Personal Attorney to Mr Larry
Landsberg, A
foreigner who used to work with Mekon Associates company in Nigeria.On
the 2nd of March 2002, my client, his wife And their three children
were
involved in a car accident along Port Hacourt Express Road.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then
I have made several enquiries to many embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After
these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over
the
Internet, to locate anymember of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted
you. I have contacted you to assist me inrepartrating the money left
behind
by
! my client beforethey get confisicated or declared unserviceable by
the
finance house where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the finance house where the deceased had an account
valued at about 20 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide
the
next of
kin or have the account confisicated within the next ten official
working
days.
since I have been unsuccesfull inlocating the relatives for over 3years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at $20 million dollars can
be
paid to you and then you and i can share the money. 55% to me and 40%
to
you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may
require,I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back
up any
claim we may.
However,if you are interested for this project, you are advise to send
the below information to me,to enable me forward your name to the
Finance
House as the next of kin to my late client.
{1}. YOUR FULL NAME.
{2}. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.
{3}. YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.
{4}. YOUR AGE & OCCUPATION.
{5}. YOUR IDENTIFICATION.
All I require 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.Please get in touch
with me
by my secured and confidential e-mail address barres mikeuka@takemail.com
Best regards.
Barrister.MIKE UKA.
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