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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: "Mark Ojei" <markojei@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 14:36:50 +0000
Subject: Attn: Dear Friend
Mark Ojei
MARK OJEI & ASSOCIATES CHAMBERS
PLEASE REPLY VIA THIS PRIVATE MAIL ADDRESS: markojei01@yahoo.com
BUSSINESS ASSISTANCE NEEDED
Dear Friend,
I am Mark Ojei, a legal practitioner, I am the personal attorney to a
national of your country who used to work with Consolidated Oil limited. On
the 21st of April 2003, my client, his entire family were involved in a car
accident on an express Way. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
there lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the
internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind
by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
affiliate Finance House where this huge deposit were lodged particularly,
the Finance house where the deceased had an account valued at about
US$16.5million 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 unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account
valued at US$16.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can
share the money. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to
back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to
enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law. Please get in touch with me by my private email above to enable us
discuss further.
In conclusion, before this can be make possible, we shall need to prepare
the necessary documentation on your name and address, therefore if this
proposal is favorably dispose to you do show your submission as regard this
my mail by sending to me:
Your full name and address:
Your telephone and fax number:
Thank you very much for your co-operation. God bless you.
Best regards,
Mark Ojei
(Attorney at Law)
NB: All further correspondence/reply to my private email address:
markojei01@yahoo.com
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