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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: "Barrister Andrew Obi" <bar_andrewobi@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 01:23:52 +0000
Subject: hi
Barrister Andrew Obi
Legal Practitioner, Solicitors & Notaries
&Property & Civil Law
33 Bode Thomas street,Surulere, Lagos.
Email: bar_andrewobii@yahoo.ca
Dear friend,
I apologise for this unsolicited nature of my email, it was out of
desperation and eagerness that made me to contact you. Following my previous
research, I am very happy to inform you that I have a good news for you as
per regards to the current development of my deceased Client who bears the
name of Mr. Richard Samantha, a native of your country who was my trusted,
wealthy client who died in the January 27th Bomb blast here in my country.
In respect to introduction my name is Barrister Andrew Obi a legal attorney
with great vision as I am the private and most trusted attorney to my late
client. However my Client was a very wealthy business tycoon formerly
working with the Nigeria airways for over 20 years till this date before his
sudden death in the January 27th 2002 Bomb blast that rocked his residence
in Steven Toba street, G.R.A Ikeja, here in my country, in view of this
please kindly view the BBC web page below to know the reality of this urgent
matter that I have contacted you for.
On Sunday, 27th of January 2003, my client, his wife {Lady lydia, Sharon,
Samantha and Christiana were involved in a terrible bomb blast that took
lives of innocent souls and unfortunately over 1000 people lost their lives
and my client and his family were part of this people that lost their lives.
In view of this please view the web page below
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm> and
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/015d1b5df52a643bc1256cbb0054d8c2
Frankly and authoritatively speaking I am very happy to let you understand
that my client left three million eight hundred and seventy thousand
{USD3.87 M } United States of American dollars presicely here in the Oceanic
bank of Nigeria Plc which is the main point to drive home at. I have made so
many attempts to locate any of my client’s relative but all attempts have
proved unsuccessful that’s why I am counting on you and I need you to give
me good courage and faith that we can work as two partners in progress in
coming to the realization of this transaction for the betterment of both us
and our Families.
Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now, I seek your prompt 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 {USD3.87 M } dollars precisely can be transferred into
your account and then you and I can share the money according to any agreed
ratio because this fund is almost maturing to confiscation.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach
of the law. Please enclose your other names and your phone numbers in your
response as soon as you show keen interest. Be rest assured that as you
comply to my directives this transaction will be executed in a legitimate
arrangement that will prevent you from any breach of the law in your country
as it would be backed with official documentation endorsed by the supreme
court of Nigeria to legalize the claims of this transaction.
Finally, all I need from you is your honest co-operation as this transaction
is not related to Imagination or otherwise but pure and for real. I crave
your indulgence to present you as the surviving next of kin to the deceased
so that we can reap from the fruit of this old man's labour before some
group of bad and corrupt leaders in my country get rid of this money and
share it for their own selfish interest instead of both of us sharing it for
the betterment of ourselves and our families.
I am awaiting your Prompt response with some good news!!! Thanks and God
bless you,
Truly yours
Barrister Andrew Obi
Email: bar_andrewobi@msn.com
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