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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: "John Kelly" <barristerjohnkelly@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kelly_chambers82@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 01:22:49 +0000
Subject: CONSIDER THIS AND GET BACK TO ME FRIEND.
JOHN KELLY & ASSOCIATES
(LEGAL PRACTITIONERS)
18 OSOLO WAY, ADMIRAL PLAZA
AJAO ESTATE LAGOS-NIGERIA
Dear Friend,
I was privileged to capture your name from the Internet. My name is
Barr.John Kelly, a legal practitioner and the personal Attorney to late Mr.
James chan, who died along with his wife and his Two sons in a Ghastly motor
accident along Egbeda road, third main-land bridge, over 3 years now August
13,2000.
All the occupants in the vehicle lost their lives.My client was a successful
and is accomplished family man, who made enough fortune before his untimely
death.
Since then I had made several inquiries through your Embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relative but this exercise has proved
unsuccessful.After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his
relatives through the Internet, to locate any member of his family not much
progress was recorded
My late client was an influential wealthy businessman, an oil magnet here in
Nigeria and he left behind a deposit of $USD10.5 Million Dollars in his
domiciliary bank account in OF AFRICA BANK PLC here in Lagos. After the
death of my client his bankers contacted me, as his Attorney to provide his
next of kin who should inherit his fortune.
The board of directors of his bank adopted a resolution and I was mandated
to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within 28 working
days or forfeit the money to the bank as an
abandoned property.
The bankers had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to
confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me.
Despairing at the point of exhaustiveness, fortunately, I came across your
name,having reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally
proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client so that you
can be paid the funds left in his bank account hence I contacted you.
I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since
you are at an advantage, so that the proceeds of this Bank Account valued at
US$10.5m Million Dollars can be paid to you.
We shall both share the funds. 60% to me and 40% to you, I shall assemble
all the necessary Legal Documents that will be used to back up our claim.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.
Please get in touch with me with my email address,to enable us discuss
further.
Best Regards,
Barr. John Kelly.
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