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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: "Barrister Obi John" <barristerobijohn@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrister_obijohn@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:33:51 +0000
Subject: REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
AMITY CHAMBERS.
ELEGANZA BUILDING
11TH FLOOR,
15B CREEK ROAD, LAGOS
E-MAIL: barrister_obijohn@yahoo.com
Ref: Amc/RAS-003/027
july 20, 2005
REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
I got your contact information under privilege source and do hope that you
will indeed, be a reliable person to do a highly classified transaction
with.
I am a lawyer by profession and business associate of late Mr. James Ajibola
Ige, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation here
that was murdered in office four years ago. I would have contacted you
earlier than now but due to some family problem going on then,we decided to
delay this transaction.
While in office, he was involved in a closed, private business deal with a
Russian firm over an Aluminum contract that fetched him sum in excess of
$11.6 million. He was killed thereafter. For safety reasons, these funds
were shipped abroad under diplomatic cover to the temporary care of a
Security / Finance House in Europe.
Apart from his wife and I, no body else has knowledge of this transaction.
Only recently retired from office herself, I have her consent to solicit
dependable outside assistance to clear and move this fund to a substantive
and safe bank account for investment purposes. Are you willing and able to
handle this, just as we are inclined to enter into other businesses with you
subject to satisfactory handling of this transaction? You can be sure that
there are no associated risks. We have painstakingly taken care of these as
well as other far-reaching arrangements put in place for smooth transaction
to our eternal benefit.
Please, let me have your concern in earnest by
email: barrister_obijohn@yahoo.com. Thanking you for the pains taken to read
through.
Barrister Obi John
Sincerely,
Attorneys - At - Law + debt Collectors + Fiduciary Agents
Partners: M.O.K.Uche(Chairman), O.O. Bob(Managing),Barrister Obi John(Chief
Counsel)
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