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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: "MARTINS IBE" <barrmartins_ibe@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:43:37 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY
FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER MARTINS IBE,
MARTINS IBE AND ASSOCIATES,
PLOT 137 ALLEN,AVENUE,IKOYI
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
E-MAIL: barrmartins_ibe@msn.com
Dear Friend,
I am Barrister Martins Ibe solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to a
Foreigner who before his death used to work with Canoe Oil Company Nigeria,
as the Lekki Peninsular Sub-Divisional Human Resources Manager.Herein after
shall he be referred to as my client.
The following websites could be referenced:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm
http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrkanocrash.html
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/05/06/stories/2002050600451500.htm
http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/05/05/stories/2002050503070101.htm
On May 4, 2002 my Client(Late Mr.Douglas), his wife and their two Kids were
involved in a fatal air disaster. My Client and his family together with
some persons including the then Nigeria commissioner for Youths and Sports,
had boarded the ill-fated Executive Airlines Services (EAS Airlines) which
took off from Aminu Kano International Airport and crashed at Gwamaja at the
outskirts of Kano City, killing all passengers on board. Since after my
Client’s death, I have made several Enquirers both to some co-operate body
and even to his National Embassy, with the aim of locating any of his
extended relatives, but all to no avail.
After several unsuccessful attempts on this, I have decided to use the
Internet, if only it will help in locating any members of his family, hence
had i contacted you. I am contacting you to assist me to reclaim some large
amount of money left behind by my client before the fund gets confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the Security company, which automatically will
dormant the account to a frozen state.
Particularly, the Finance Company where the deceased has a deposit, valued
at Fifteen Million United States Dollars (US$10M) has issued off a notice to
provide the Next-of-Kin or have the account confiscated within some short
period from now.
In order to meet up with this stipulated time which to me is short, I
therefore seek your consent to be presented as the next of kin of the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$10 Million can be
paid to you and then you and I can make further negotiations thereafter.
I would like you to contact me once you receive this mail indicating your
interest in this, to facilitate my giving you more details of the modus
operandi on how to get this money paid to you by the Security Company.
I am willing to give you 40% out of the entire sum for your assistance in
getting this fund and I shall make arrangements on how to meet you at the
appropriate time for the disbursement. This can only be possible based on
the commitment and actualization of this joint project.
All I require of you, is your honest cooperation in earnest to enable us see
this deal through. I guarantee you that all the executions will be under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me immediately at barrmartins_ibe@msn.com ,
as I do not have much time at my disposal as earlier stated.
Thanking you in advance for your prompt and anticipated reply.
Best Regards,
Barrister Martins Ibe Esq
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