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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: "oyi chambers" <emeka@oyichambers.org>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:19:43 +0000
Subject: BEST REGARD
ATTN:
I am Barrister Oyibo Emeka,a solicitor at law. I am the Personal attorney to
Mr. Louis Ebel,a national of your country, who used to own an Oil servicing
Company in Nigeria. Herein after shall be referred to as my client. On the
21st of November 2002,my client, his wife and their three Children were
involved in a car accident along Sagbama express road.All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
I am not sure if you are related to him but I have contacted you based on
your surname which will surely assist me in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,particularly
the Access Bank of Nigeria where the deceased had an account valued at about
$28.3million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account confiscated after four years if not claimed.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now I seek your 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 $28.3million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can
share the money. 75% shall be for me and 20% for you while 5% is earmarked
for expenses that will be incurred during the process of Transfer of the
fund.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this
deal 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 e-mail to enable us discuss further. You
may also, send you phone number so that I can call you. I look forward to
your urgent response. For more effective correspondence, respond also to my
alternative email address:lawchambers05@yahoo.co.uk
Best regards,
Barris.Oyibo Emeka.
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