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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: "james kalu" <jameskalu02@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:22:02 +0000
Subject: LATE MR.CLIVE MOHONEY NEXT OF KIN
JAMES KALU & ASSOCIATES
PLOT 120 FALOMO ROAD
IKOYI LAGOS NIGERIA.
E-mail:james@jameskalu.com
Dear Mahoney,
I am Barrister James Kalu (SAN) personal attorney to Late Mr.Clive Mahoney,a
national of your country, who used to work with Shell Development Company
here in Nigeria herein after shall be referred to me as my client.On the
21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their two children were involved
in a ghastly motor accident along Warri- Sagbama Express
Road.Unfortunately,all occupants of the vehicle lost their lives as the
vehicle caught fire after the crash.Since then I have made several inquiries
to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also
proved successful.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.
My purpose of contacting you is to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my client prior to his death before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits
were lodged particularly,the BANK where the deceased had an account valued
at about US$7.5 Million dollars.
The bank had issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account Confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since I have
been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your
consent to present you as he next of kin of the deceased since my late
client did not declare any next of kin in all his documents you and i can
proceeds of this account valued at US$7.5 million dollars can be paid to you
and then we can share the money afterwards. I have all the necessary
official and legal documents that can be used to back up the claim we may
make.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us in seeing this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.
NOTE: FOR THIS REASON KINDLY FURNISH ME WITH YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
BELOW,
(1). YOUR FULL NAME.
(2). CURRENT CONTACT ADDRESS.
(3). PHONE / FAX.
BEST REGARDS.
BARR.JAMES KALU
JAMES KALU & ASSOCIATES
E-mail:james@jameskalu.com
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