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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: "Ademola Williams" <ademola_williams@msn.com>
Reply-To: barr_ademolawilliam@myway.com
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 04:03:45 +0000
Subject: SINCERE OFFER (getback to me immediately)
FROM BARRISTER ADEMOLA M FILLIP & ADEMOLA K WILLIAMS CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
LAGOS -NIGERIA.
MAIL: ademola_williams@msn.com
DEAR FRIEND,
1. IN THE MATTER OF MY CLIENT
2. ASSISTANCE TO CLAIM FUNDS
The above matter refers. I am Barrister ADEMOLA K WILLIAMS (ESQ),the
Principal,ADEMOLA M FILLIP & ADEMOLA K WILLIAMS CHAMBERS,a private Law
firm. I was the Attorney to the late Engr.Steve Moore a national of Isle of
Man in UK, who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)
in Nigeria, who herein after shall be referred to as my client.
In the month of December 1988, my client and his family, aswell all other
passengers on Pan Am flight 103 died in an air explosion that killed 270
people over Lockerbie, Scotland. Already, two Libyan terrorists have been
indicted over the bombing.
Please see: www.history1900s.about.com/library/weekly/aa051800a.htm
However, unknown to SHELL COMPANY (SPDC) and my late client's family, I
deposited with a bank here on behalf of my late client the sum of
tweentyseven MILLION DOLLARS (USD 27 MN) of my clients company's funds that
was put under his care. Ironically, ever since the death of my client, none
of my clients’ employees or relatives has come forward to claim the said
funds.
The purpose of my contacting you via this medium is to solicit for your
assistance in claiming the funds from the bank management who has agreed to
deliver the said funds to the next of kin of my late client within 14
working days of such claim.
I promise you that every transaction relating to this deal will be done
under legitimate means that will not breach the enabling laws of your
country nor of mine.
Note that 50 % of the deposited sum of tweentyseven MILLION DOLLARS (USD 27
MN) gets to me and the other 50 % goes to you for you for all your
anticipated effort. However, we will have to jointly offset any expenses
that may need to be met in the course of this transaction either from your
side or mine.
Also note that utmost sincerity and confidentiality is required of you
throughout the course of this transaction so as to enable us conclude it
within the period giving time. Thereafter, I hope to travel to your country
for my share of the funds, which I hope to invest in any lucrative business
venture in your country through your advice and assistance.
It is on the basis of the above that I seek your assistance.
Please contact me immediately via e-mail at: barr_ademolawilliam@myway.com,
To enable us discuss further
1) YOUR FULL NAMES,
2) YOUR HOME AND STATE OF ORIGRN ADDRESS,
3) YOUR AGE AND PRESENT OCCUPATION
4) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS, which will be used for the processing
on your behalf instruments of payment that will facilitate the delivery of
the funds to you.
Thank you for your understanding and anticipated assistance.
Sincerely,
BARRISTER ADEMOLA.K.WILLIAMS .esq ( N B A )
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