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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: <abumalik71@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:38:16 -0800
Subject: compliments
Dr, ABU IBN MALIK & ASSOCIATES
SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES
BENIN- REPUBLIC
COMPLIMENTS,
I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise,
please accept the content in good faith. I do not intend to
cause any grief to you and your family. The reason for
sending this mail is very fundamental to the doctrine of
human privileges and right. My name is Dr ABU IBN MALIK. a
legal practitioner and the personal Attorney to the deceased, a
national
of your country who died along with his
wife and Two sons in a ghastly motor accident along Porto Norvo
express road Cotonou, over 3 years now (August 13, 2001).
All the occupants in the vehicle lost their lives. I am
convinced that it was the grace of God that made me to
locate you.
My client was a successful and accomplished family
man, who made enough fortune before his untimely death.
Since then I had made several inquiries through your
Embassy to locate any of my clients extended relative but
this exercise has proved unsuccessful. After several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
through the Internet, to locate any member of his family,
not much progress was recorded. My late client was an
influential wealthy businessman, an oil magnet here in
Benin Republic and he left behind a deposit of forty Million
United States Dollars only ($40,000,000.00usd) in his
domiciliary bank account in a commercial bank in
Accra- Ghana.
After the death of my client his bankers contacted me, as
his Attorney to provide his next of kin who should inherit
his funds. The board of directors of his bank adopted a
resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin
for the payment of this money within 28 working days or
forfeit the money to the bank as an abandoned property. The
bankers had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree
of 1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the
period given to me.
Fortunately, I came across your name, to my greatest
astonishment,
I discovered that you bear the same surname with my late
client and coincidentally, you are nationals of the same
country. Being convinced that you may be related with my
late client or that you might provide clue to my search, I
therefore, decided to contact with these facts before me,
because of the similarities. By virtue of my closeness to
the deceased and his immediate family, I am very much aware
of my client financial standing and the bank account he
operates.
I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be
legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my
deceased client, so that you can be paid the funds left in
his bank account. I therefore seek your consent to present
you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you are at an
advantage, bearing the same surname and equally from the
same country, that the proceeds of this Bank Account valued
at $40 Million Dollars can be paid to you. We shall both
share the funds. 45% for me and 35% to you, while 5% should
be for Expenses or your Government may require Tax as.
I shall assemble all the necessary Legal Documents that
will be used to back up our claim. All I require is your
honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.
Please get in touch with me by email to enable us discuss
further.
Best Regards.
Barrister Dr ABU IBN MALIK
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