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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: "Emmanuel Ike" <emmanuelike1@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:40:26 +0000
Subject: Dear Diss (Next of Kin for 7.3US$Million Inheritance Claim)
From the Desk of Barrister Emmanuel Ike
Ike Chambers, Solicitor & Advocate.
#10 Estate Avenue Apapa,Lagos.
Phone:+234-803-4382578
Fax:+234-1-7594883
Dear Diss,
I am Barrister Emmanuel Ike an advocate and
Solicitor.
I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.Fredrick Diss
a foreigner,who used to work with Ozone Drilling Company
in Nigeria.On The 21st of April 2001,my
client,his wife and their three children were
involved in a car accident along Enugu-Onitsha Express Way.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
their lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to his
embassy to see if i can locate any of my client
extended relatives,this has all the while proved
unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful
attempts,I decided to trace his relatives (i.e.
same surname) over the Internet,to locate any member of
his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I
have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money
left behind by my client before it is confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge
deposit were lodged.
Particularly,the Bank where the deceased had an
account valued at about 7.3 million dollars has
issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to the
deceased 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 the next of kin of
the deceased since you are still a foreigner,so that
the proceeds of this account valued at $7.3 million USD
can be paid to you and then you and I can share the
money,60% to me and 35% to you,while 5% should be
for expenses or tax as your government may require.
I shall procure all the necessary legal documents that
can be used to back up any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest cooperation 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.Get in touch
with me by my phone +234-803-4382578 or my
alternative email emmanuelike1@indiatimes.com
Best regards,
Barrister Emmanuel Ike
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