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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: "Oko John" <okojohn@msn.com>
Reply-To: okojohn@myway.com
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:19:23 +0000
Subject: Are you There?
Hello,
It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a suprise. This is
because we have not met before but i am inspired to sending you this email
by the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to the
two of us.
However, I am Barrister John Oko ,the personal 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. On the 11st of Sept.
2002, my client,his wife And their three children were involved in a plane
crash.
Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the accident, Since
then I have made several enquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my
clients extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.After these
several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you.
I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property leftbehind
by my client,I can easily
convince the bank with my legal practice that you are the only surviving
relation of my client. Otherwise the Estate he left behind will be
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits
were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued atabout
$27million U.S dollars(twenty seven million U.S.America
dollars).Conseqently,The bank 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 unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for overseveral
years now.I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased,so that the
proceeds of this account valued at $27million U.Sdollars can be paid to your
account and then you and me can share the money. 70% to me and 25% to
you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as
your government may require.Your information such as below:
1.Your full name and address
2.Your Occupation and address
3. Your Telephone/Fax Numbers
4. Your date of Birth
5. Your Nationality
Is required for immedaite commence of this transaction. As a barrister of
high standard, I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back
up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable
us see this deal through.
Finally, I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangementthat will protect you from any breach of the law in your country.
Looking forward to hearing from you very soon.
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister John Oko
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