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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: "Edwin Akintola" <barr_edwinakintola0013@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: akintolachambers@gawab.com
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:59:04 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT GET BACK TO ME !!!!
>From :Barrister Edwin Akintola
Public Notary,Attorney at law & solictors
Akintola Chambers
Eleganza Building
Apapa-Lagos, Nigeria.
Email:akintolachambers@gawab.com
Dear Friend,
I am the personal attorney to Engr.Terry Morris, a national of your country,
who used to work with Conoil Company in Nigeria.On the 21st of April 2000,
my client,his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident
along lagos badagry express way-lagos.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries to your embassy here 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 recovering the fund valued at US$7.4 million left behind by my
client before it gets confiscated
or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge
amount were deposited.
The said Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or have the account confisicated within the next twenty one official
working days.Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for
over 4 years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to
the deceased since you have the same surname , so that the proceeds of this
account can be paid to you.Therefore, on receipt of your positive
response,we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for
transfer. I have all necessary information and legal _document_s needed to
back you up for claim.
All that I required from you, is your honest co-operation to enable us see
this transaction through.I guarantee that this will be execute under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me Imeediately.
Sincerely.
Barr Edwin Akintola (San)
Principal (Akintola Chambers)
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