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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: Boukary Karim <boukary_karim44@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 21:08:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Barrister Boukary Karim a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr Douglas Crane a national of your country, who used to work with shell development company in Nigeria and as well a one time secret agent in transferring of money overseas for the Late head of state of Nigeria {Late Gen.SANI ABACHA}.Before his death On the 21st of April 1999 [my client,his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along sagbama express road in which all occupants of the motor died}. My client {Douglas}deposited as family belongings in a CONSIGNMENT {iejewelries} the sum of $10m in a Standard Finance &Securities Company here in Nigeria for himself, with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as he is on leave. Since his death 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, I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the mone!
y and
property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the security company where these Consignment (Money) were Deposited. Particularly, the Standard Finance & Securities Company where the deceased Deposited the Consignment valued at about 10million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin with in the next ten 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. 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 dealt 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 address,or by my private email address boukary_karim40@yahoo.com
Best regards,
Barrister Boukary Karim (Esq)
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