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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: "PAUL OKPOSO" <barristerpaulokposo@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:58:08 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam
FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER Paul okposo.
Barrister Paul Okposo.
Principal Partner,
PAUL OKPOSO & CO.
#5, Raufu Williams Crescent,
Lagos, Nigeria.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Barrister Paul Okposo, Personal Attorney to the late Mr.
White J.A foreign construction engineer who was resident here in Nigeria. My
client died with his family while on Vacation at Phuket Island in
Thailand in December 2005.Asia Earth Quake isaster(TSUNAMI
DISASTER)http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004 /tsunami.disaster/ On the 6th
of January 2006,I received a phone call as his personal Attorney which broke
the
tragic news of my clients death in the Tsunami disaster. Since then I
have made several enquiries to locate any of his extended
relatives. This has proved unsuccessful.
After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
over the internet hence I contacted you. I seek your consent and
assistance in repatriating money left behind by my late client before it
gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where the deposit is
lodged. The deposit is valued US$9,500,000.00 (Nine Million, Five
Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars only) and it is lodged with
Standard Trust Bank of Nigeria.
The bank has issued me an ultimatum to present a next-of-kin of the
deceased to inherit the funds or have the account declared serviceable two
weeks ago. The board of directors of his bank adopted a resolution and I
was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money
within 28 working days or forfeit the money to the bank as an abandoned
property. The bankers had planned to invoke the abandoned property
decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period
given to me.
I hereby seek your consent to present you to the bank as next-of-kin
of
the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued
US$9,500,000.00 can be transferred to you as inheritance, and thereafter you
and me
will share the money; 45% to me and 50% to you, while 5% will be
donated to the Tsunami Disaster Charity Fund.
I have necessary legal documents that will be used to support claim of
the inheritance from the bank. All I require is your honest
co-operation to able us see the transaction through. I guarantee that the
transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect
you from any breach of the law.
To commence the process of claiming the funds, I will require the
following information from you,
1. Your Full names.
2. Your Telephone and fax numbers.
3. Your Contact address.
4. Your Date of birth.
5. Your Occupation.
As soon as I receive this information I will file-in a formal
application to the bank for the inheritance in your name as next-of-kin of
the
deceased.
That will enable the bank to process the transaction with you as
beneficiary and remit the funds in your name as (Inheritor).
Please you are advice to send your reply to my alternative email
address :-Email: - barristerpaulokposo@yahoo.com
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Barrister Paul Okposo.
Principal Partner,
PAUL OKPOSO & CO.
#5, Raufu Williams Crescent,
Lagos, Nigeria.
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