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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: "Legal Practitioner" <barrischika@msn.com>
Reply-To: barrischima@gawab.com
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 14:54:43 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE REPLY ASAP.
FROM:BARRISTER CHIKA CHIMARA.
CHIKA-CHIMARA AND ASSOCIATE,
PUBLIC NOTARY,SOLICITORS & ADVOCATE.
LAGOS - NIGERIA.
REPLY TO: barrischima@gawab.com
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Barrister Chika Chimara,Solicitor and Advocate at Law.I am the personal
Lawyer to Late Engr.T. A citizen of your country,Working in an oil servicing
company In NIGERIA. Referred to as my client On April 21,2000 my client,his
wife, and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu
express way. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended elatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his last name over the
Internet. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my late client before they Get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposits were lodged,
particularly the ACCESS BANK PLC. Where the deceased had an account Valued
at about (US$16.4million dollars) 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 2 years
now,Due to your Name is similar to my Client Name,I decide to seek your
consent to Present you as the Next Of Kin,of the deceased,So that this
account valued at (US$16.4 million dollars) can be paid to you and then You
and Me Can share the money. 55% to Me and 40% to You while 5% for any
expenses.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you and Me, from any breach of the law.
REPLY TO: barrischima@gawab.com
YOURS SINCERELY,
BARR.CHIKA CHIMARA,Esq.
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