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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: "Eze Nwachi" <ezenwa50@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:51:52 +0000
Subject: dear friend
FROM THE DESK OF
BARRISTER EZE NWACHI
NO 8 ETIM IYANG CRECENT ,
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS,
NIGERIA.
EMAIL: EZENWA@SURIMAIL.COM
ATTENTION PLEASE:
I am BARR. Eze Nwachi, a Solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to
Mr.B Goodman a nationality of your country, who used to work with Shell
Development Company in Nigeria. Here after, shall be referred to as my
client. On the 21st Of April 2001,my client, his wife and their three
children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu express-road.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. 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. I have contacted
you to assist inrepatriating the money and property left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where this huge deposits was lodged. Particularly, the Finance Bank Nig
Plc, where the deceased had an account valued at about Sixteen Million,
Five Hundred And Twenty Two Thousand United States Dollars (US$16.522)
has 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
4years now I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin of the
deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this
account valued at (USD16.522M) can be paid to you and then you and me can
share the money. 60% to me and 40% to you. I have all necessary legal
documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest co-operation 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 the law.
Do send your reply on my Email address above and do not forget to include
your confidential telephone/fax numbers and your full name and residential
address. contact me throug this emai: ezenwa@surimail.com
Best Regards.
Barr. Eze Nwachi
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