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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: "david obasi" <dobasi@obasichambersonline.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:03:18 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam
From:Barrister Basil Obasi
Obasi Chambers
112 Azikiwe Avenue
off Awolowo Way
Ikoyi -Lagos
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Barrister Basil Obasi of the aboved named chambers resident at the
address above. Sorry i might be disturbing your peace with this mail but it
is occassioned by the circumstances on the ground. Please avail me the
opportunity to reach an agreement with you towards the realisation of this
target.
I am the personal attorney to Engineer Alex.Button, who used to work with
Orient Oil in Nigeria.Orient Oil is a USA based company who are contracted
by Anambra State in Nigeria to prospect and develop oil rigs in that part of
the country. i shall as the case may be refer to him herein as my client.
About two years ago precisely On April 21,2003, My client, his wife, and
their three children met their untimely death at their apartment in Lagos.
They were among the victims of an explosion in Lagos, Nigeria, that happened
on January 27, 2003 which, claimed many lives and properties. See the 2
website of the bomb explosion below: -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
('http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081
My client died in the hospital after about three months on 21st April while
his wife and the children died instantly. Within the short time of his life
at the hospital he availed the iinformation of this situation which i now
seek your assitance.
After the several unsuccessful attemptsto locate any possible contact of his
relation, I decided to through a geological search on a family trace to
enable me locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have
contacted you to assist in securing 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 GUARANTY TRUST BANK
PLC. Where the deceased had a good sum of money to his credit .The bank has
issued me adequate notice recently to make arrangement and have this money
transferred to his next of kin before the account will declared dormant and
the supposed credit sent to government treasury. I therefore seek your
assitance to avert this unfortunate provision of the law concerning deceased
person's account before the account will be confiscated as an unclaimed
fund.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any relatives for sometime now,I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that
this sum can be paid to you as the beneficiary/next of kin and then you and
me can share the money at an agreed percentage.
As an attorney registered to practice law in the country, i assure you of
handling this transaction under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of the law. Please note that this transaction will only
require a minimal contribution on our part as our investment in the
business.
I shall be responsible for the processing of all the necessary
documentation. i will therefore require your consent to work with me towards
actualising this venture so that i can inform you of the information i shall
need from you.
PLEASE INDICATE YOUR INTEREST TO WORK WITH ME TO ENABLE GIVE YOU THE NEEDED
DETAILS.
Yours faithfully,
Barrister Obasi B. Obasi.
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