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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: obendi williams <zaza_williams@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 01:15:50 +0100 (BST)
Subject: NEXT OF KIN
Obendi & Williams Chambers
23B Ribadu Road, SW Ikoyi
Lagos Nigeria.
Tel:234-803-5603-313
Email:zaza_williams@yahoo.co.uk
Attn:Mr.Fam Olde Keizer;
FINANCIAL NOTIFICATION. .
Compliment of the season.Actually,I am Barrister Obendi Williams, solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to late Patrick Keizer, your relatives, who used to work with Shell petroleum Development Company here in Nigeria(SPDC).he died along side with his wife and 8 years old daughter (Susan) on their way to the wedding of the son of the then head of state. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.
Late Patrick Keizer has assets and capital valued at about Usd$15.5m deposited in a security company here in Nigeria in 1999 which was later transferred to a subsidiary security partners in the Netherlands in 2001 as a diplomatic consignment. This is was due to pressure of confiscation from the security company in Nigeria.
For the past few years, I have made personal effort in trying to locate my client?s direct relatives but there was no luck. Now the security Company has issued me a letter of mandate to present my client?s next of kin so that they can release the consignment to him/her, unfortunately, his wife late Eleena was the next of kin.
My dear, I am contacting you faith and confidence believing that if I present you as the heir to the security Company, that you?ll not disappoint me, note that the proceed of the inheritance will be released to you. With my legal statues as his personal attorney, I stand the right of transferring the beneficiary?s name if you guarantee me that you?ll act according to my instructions. I will also provide you with all the legal documents that will back you up as the next of kin to the deceased.
All I?ll require from you is trust, cooperation and confidence which are the basis of every successful transaction. Upon the acknowledgment and the receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour,you are required to furnishing me with the following;
1. Beneficiary name and address.
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers.
These requirements will enable me file an affidavit of claim with the Ministry of Justice to secure all legal documents in your name which will take (48hours) thereafter,the documents will be despatched to the Security Company for the processing of the Approval of the release of the said deposit US$15.5million to you
Note that any information I revealed to you from this day is confidential and must not be discussed with a third party.
I thereby require you to provide all relevant information that will prove your personality for identification so that I can start the legal processes.
It is also very important that we discuss how to part with the funds at the end of the transaction, you?ll take 40% and I?ll go with 60%.
I await your urgent responds.
Regards,
Obendi Williams Esq.
Tel:234-803-5603-313
Email:zaza_williams@yahoo.co.uk
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