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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: "IBRAHIM DADA" <ibrahimdada@msn.com>
Reply-To: info@mikeukachambers.org
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 19:21:30 +0000
Subject: Business Assistance
--FROM: MIKE UKA CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES,
CHAMBER HAVE TRUTHFUL AND HONESTY,
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS-NIGERIA.
E-MAIL: INFO@MIKEUKACHAMBERS.ORGDEAR SIR.
WE ARE MIKE UKA CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES, A SOLICITOR AND ATTORNEY TO ONE MR. DAVID SMITH, A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY WHO EXECUTED A CONTRACT WITH (CHOGM 2003), THE COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN NIGERIA IN DECEMBER 2003 (WWW.CHOGM2003.INFO)
ON THE 2ND OF MARCH 2004, OUR CLIENT (MR. DAVID SMITH), HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG SAGBAMA EXPRESS ROAD. ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES.
SINCE THEN WE HAVE MADE ENQUIRY TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE OUR CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVE, THIS HAS PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL, WE DECIDED TO TRACE HIS RELATIVES OVER THE INTERNET, TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY BUT OF NO AVAIL.
WHY WE CONTACTED YOU IS BECAUSE THE BANK WHERE LATE MR. DAVID SMITH HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT USD$7.5 MILLION DOLLARS HAS ISSUED US FINAL NOTICE LETTER TO PROVIDE HIS OR HER RELATIVE WHOM WILL RECEIVE HIS MONEY OR IT WOULD BE INCLUDED ON THEIR BANK ANNUAL PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 2005.
HOWEVER, SINCE WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE IN LOCATING THE RELATIVE FOR OVER TWO (2) YEARS NOW, WE ARE CONTACTING YOU TO STAND AS THE RELATIVE SINCE YOU ARE FROM THE SAME COUNTRY SO THAT THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT USD$7.5 MILLION CAN BE PAID TO YOU THEN WE CAN SHARE THE MONEY WITH YOU.
THIS TRANSACTION IS VERY FREE AND SAFE. SHOULD YOU HELP US, URGENTLY RESPOND VIA THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS, AND SEND US THE FOLLOWING. (1) YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS, (2) YOUR DATE, PLACE AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH, (3) YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, (4) YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION.
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE ABOVE INFORMATION'S WE WILL SUPPLY YOU ALL THE DETAILS CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION. WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
BEST REGARDS.
BARRISTER. IBRAHIM DADA.
SENIOR PARTNER
MIKE UKA CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES
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