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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 Peter Okomma" <barristerpeterokomma2@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 11:55:12 +0000
Subject: Mr Peter Okomma.
Dear Sir/Ma
It is my humble pleasure to write you this confidential letter irrespective
of the fact that you do not know me. i am in search of a reliable and
trustworthy person that can handle transaction of this nature.
My name is BARRISTER PETER OKOMMA, I am the attorney to late Mr. nnam
gaemezu, may his gentle soul rest in perfect peace (amen), his death
occurred on the 5th of June 2004, the very week he died he called me, his
only daughter and wife on the faithful day and disclosed to us saying, chim
i.e., the daughter, you and your mother are what is left for me now that
they should listen very well, no body knows tomorrow death can come that he
does not think he would survive the sickness incase, that, he had deposit
valued at $16 m in Europe said to be a family treasury and classified
documents.
The deposit is to serve his retirement when he retire from the government
service because he can not own foreign account as a civil servant they were
restricted from operating a foreign account and that he wanted to have an
investment for the only daughter with the deposit in abroad after he might
retire and that now, he cannot predict what tomorrow will be, that he has no
option than to entrust before me his attorney, his daughter and the mother
the document (relevant) to the deposit (funds) with the security company.
That I should seek for a foreign good partner abroad who shall assist his
family apply for the release of the deposit and subsequent delivery or
transfer of the deposit to him/her for investment so that the family can
live again. He warned strictly not to involve any Nigerian in this business
to avoid diversion of the fund.
Finally, he warned also not to disclose the content of the box as money to
any person or persons for the safety of the deposit. The deposit was also
mentioned there as vital documents belonging to his foreign partner whom
shall apply for the release/delivery of the fund. Therefore, I hereby seek
for your kind assistance to kindly be our foreign partner.
You shall claim the deposit for investment purposes on any lucrative good
business venture for mutual benefits. Note: that the business will be
partnership hence every dividends from the investment must be shared as
follows, you will have 40% and 55% will be for the immediate family, while
5% will be set aside for any expenses which maybe incurred during the
transaction.
If this offer interests you, and you can handle it safe, kindly declare your
interest quick by forwarding your telephone number (private) your full name
and information about you. I will forward to you the relevant document as
given to the daughter/mother by my late client and shall direct you on what
next to do you make the legal change in your name for the release/delivery
of the fund direct to you.
Regards and god bless you.
Yours faithfully,
Barrister Peter Okomma.
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