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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: "egbare godw" <egbaregodw2001@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 03:52:24 +0000
Subject: Attn:Friend,Your Inherit
BARRISTER GODWIN EGBARE. (BL,LLB-HONS)
EGBARE CHAMBERS & SOLICITORS,
PLOT 200 AHMADU BELLO WAY.
VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS NIGERIA.
Dear Sir,
I am highly esteemed, to write you this very urgent letter I am
Barrister Godwin Egbare, a Solicitor and Personal Attorney to
(Peterson), a
national of your country, who before his death was an oil merchant who
works in Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company {NLNG}. On the 21st
April
1997, my client his wife and their only kid were involved In a car
accident along Lagos Abuja Express Road.Three of them unfortunately
lost
their lives.Since then I as the Personal Attorney of the deceased had
made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relative but this has proved unsuccessful. After several
unsuccessful
attempts,I decided to trace his relatives through the Internet, to
locate any member of his family but to no avail,hence I contact you.I
have
dicided to contact you to assist 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. Particu
larly, the Bank where the Deceased had an Account valued at about $25M
{Twenty Five Million United States Dollars} as at last two months
assessment.
The Bank has issued me a notice as the Attorney to the Deceased to
provide the Next of Kin or have the Account confiscated within the Next
21
official working days since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over the years that I have been searching. On this
order,I
seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased
since you bear the same surname,as the bank is ready to listen to you
provided you have the correct Information of the Account,which i will
give
to you immediately you agreed to assist me,so that the proceeds of this
Bank Account valued at $25Million Dollars can be paid out in your
favour.
As a Barrister,I have all the necessary Legal Documents that will be
used to back up the claim.All I require from you is your honest
co-operation to enable us see this deal through.I guarantee that this
transaction will be executed under a legitimate banking arrangement
that will
protect you from any breach of law.I have agreed to give you 40% for
your
assistance, while 60% will be for me.All I requires is your onest,
cooperation your private telephone, fax number and your address to
enable
us seeing this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed
under
a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach
of the law.
Please, E-mail me here: barr_egbare1@yahoo.com
Best Regards,
BARRISTER GODWIN EGBARE.
{SAN}
MEMBER OF THE ENGLISH BAR
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