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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: "DR. HARRIS OBI" <drharrisobi@blackglobalnetwork.net>
Reply-To: harissobi@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 13:24:29 -0500
Subject: AWAITING YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
Dear Friend.
It is indeed my pleasure to write you this letter, which I believe
will be a surprise to you as we have never met before, and I am deeply
sorry if I have in any manner disturbed your privacy. Please forgive
this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is
of exceptional and very private nature. There is absolutely going to
be a great doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email,
coupled with the fact that, so many individuals have taken advantage
of the Internet to facilitate their nefarious activities, thereby
making it extremely difficult for genuine and legitimate business
class persons to get attention and recognition. There is no way for me
to know whether I will be properly understood, but it is my duty to
write and reach out to you.
I am Dr. Harrison Obi, an accountant with ACCESS BANK PLC. The
business I am about to introduce you is based on sheer trust and with
a Sense of purpose. I am contacting you to assist inrepatriating the
sum of $20 M U.S dollars. The money and property left behind by MR.
DON EDGAR BUCKLAND who had an accident On the 21st of April 2001, MR.
DON EDGAR BUCKLAND, his wife and their two Children were involved in a
car accident in a remote village called Kuru near Jos in Plateau
State. All occupants of the car Unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy here in
Lagos-Nigeria to locate any of MR. DON EDGAR BUCKLAND'S extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful even to locate any member
of his family hence I contacted you as his account officer to work
with you before they get his account confiscated, frozen or declared
unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the ACCESS BANK PLC, where the deceased had an account
valued at about (US$20 M) Twenty Milliom United States Dollars.
Now the management has issued a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the accountfrozen. 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 to the deceased since you are a foreigner so that the
proceeds of this account valued at $20 M, can be paid to you and then
you and I can share the money. 60% to me and 35% to you, while 5% will
be mapped out for any miscellaneous expenses that might be incured in
the course of this transaction.
I have made an arrangement with an attorney who will work for us and
secure all the necessary legal documents to back up this claim, and
this I must do to make sure that this fund is not wasted or end up in
the wrong hands. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable
us secure all the legal documents and see this deal through . I
guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of
the law.
If you are interested in this deal, kingly getback to me with your
complete information as follows: Telephone and Fax numbers, your home
address, Full name, your banking Particulars where the funds US$20M
would be transfered.
Best regards,
Dr. Harris Obi.
Tel: 234-803-411 8248.
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