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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: JOSEPH_OBI@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 05:18:41 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20PLS=21=21?=
BARRISTER DAVE WEST (ESQ)
D .W . AND ASSOCIATES,
102 UPRIGHT HOUSE,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
EMAIL;davewest211@yahoo.co.uk.
ATTN:
I am Barrister Dave West.a solicitor at law. I am
the personal attorney to Mr. M .MARK. a national
of your COUNTRY. who used to work with Shell-development
Company in Nigeria.
Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On
the 21st of April 2001, my client, his wife were
involved in a car accident along sagamu express road.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their
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, to locate
any member of his family hence I contacted you.I am
contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where this huge deposit were lodged.
Particularly, the finance company where the deceased
had an account valued at about 17.5 million dollars
has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account confiscated within the next twenty
official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over 3years now I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin of the deceased since
you are from the same country with him, if agreed, we will discus the percentage,
get back to me through this EMAIL[davewest211@yahoo.co.uk] so that the proceeds
of
this account valued at 17.5 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 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 the law.
Please get in touch with me by my email and send to me
your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss
further about this transaction.
Best Regards,
Barrister Dave West.
Get back to me through this email[davewest211@yahoo.co.uk]
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