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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: "EDWARD SAKA" <edwardsaka@barristeredwardassociate.com>
Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 02:38:44 -0700
Subject: WITH DUE RESPECT
5/5/2005
EDWARD SAKA & ASSOCIATES
(LEGAL PRACTITIONERS)
# 64/16 ISAAC JOHN STREET
IKEJA, LAGOS
NIGERIA.
EMAIL’ barrister_edwardsaka@voila.fr
With compliments and respect please I beg your pardon for this unsolicited
nature, it was was out of desperation and Curiosity that made me to contact
you, to introduce myself , I am BarristerEdward Saka, a solicitor at law. I
am the personal attorney to Sir Richard, a national of your country,who used
to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) here in
Nigeria, is referred to as my trusted client.
On Sunday, 27th of January 2002, my client, his wife {Lady Anna and their
three childrean{Elizbeth,Dexter and James} were involved in terrible bomb
blast that took live of innocent souls and unfortunately over 1000, people
lost their lives and my client and his family were part of this people that
lost their lives.In view of this please view the web page below
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
client's 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 or any close name to his,
hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the
money and property left behind by my client before they get liquidated or
declared Unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,
particularly the OCEANIC BANK where the deceased had his account valued
precisely to be USD$ 18. million dollar} The bank has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account liquidated within the next
twenty one official working days.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a national of same
country to stand in as the next of kin ,so that the fruits of this old man's
labour will not get into the hands of some group of corrupt government
officials who will get rid of the money and share it for their own selfish
interest and greed.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now, I seek your prompt 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 USD$ 18, Million can be paid to you and then you and I can
share the money according to any agreed ratio.
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 anybreach of the law.
Looking forward to your swift reply.
Truly yours,
Barrister Edward Saka.
Please send to me your direct contact telephone numbers as will like to talk
with you on one to one.
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