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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: "EGODI CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES" <info_pgta2000@msn.com>
Reply-To: barr_egodi@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:46:44 +0000
Subject: Read and reply urgent.
EGODI CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATE
LEGAL PRACTITIONER, SOLICITOR AT LAW, NOTARIES.
PROPERTY CONSULTANT, ATTORNEY.
HEAD OFFICE:BLOCK 5,FLAT 2 ADEOLA ADEKU STRRET
VICTORIA ISLAND.
LAGOS- NIGERIA.
REPLY ONLY ON:private_egodi_chambers@yahoo.ca
THIS IS REGARDING TO LATE LOUIS FROM YOUR COUNTRY.
I was privilege to get your email id on the internet. I am Barrister Egodi
Lawrence, a solicitor at law. I am the Personal attorney to (Mr. Louis) a
national of your country, who used to own an Oil servicing Company in
Nigeria. Herein after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of
September 2002, my client, his wife and their three Children were involved
in a car accident along Sagbama express road. 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 relatives but this has
proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to track over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you.
I am not sure if you are related to him but I have contacted based on your
surname which is the same with his and which will surely assist me in
repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they
get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge
deposits were lodged,particularly the with the South-West Bank Plc where the
deceased had an account valued at about $18.million dollars has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated after four
years if not claimed and we have approximately three months left. Since I
have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now I
seek your 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
$18.million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the
money. 75% shall be for me and 20% for you while 5% is earmarked for
expenses that will be incurred during the process of Transfer of the fund.I
have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we
may make.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in
touch with me by my e-mail to enable us discuss Further. You may also, send
you
phone number so that I can call you. I look forward to your urgent response.
For more effective correspondence,
Best regards,
Barris.Egodi Lawrence
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