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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: patobi05@blackglobalnetwork.net
Reply-To: patobi01@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:56:12 -0500
Subject: FROM DR. PATRICK OBI.
FROM DR. PATRICK OBI.
Dear Friend.
It is indeed my pleasure to write you this letter, which I believe
will be a surprise to you as we have never met before, and I am deeply
sorry if I have in any manner disturbed your privacy. Please forgive
this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is
of exceptional and very private nature. There is absolutely going to
be a great doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email,
coupled with the fact that, so many individuals have taken possession
of the Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it
extremely difficult for genuine and legitimate business class persons
to get attention and recognition. There is no way for me to know
whether I will be properly understood, but it is my duty to write and
reach out to you.
I am Dr. Patrick Obi, an accountant with OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL
PLC. The business I am about to introduce you is base don sheer trust
and with a Sense ofpurpose. I am contacting you to assist in
repatriating the sum of $20.5M U.S dollars. The money and property
left behind by Engr. Harold Bowen who had an accident On the 21st of
April 2000, Engr. Harold Bowen, his wife and their two Children were
involved in a car accident in a remote village called Kuru near Jos in
Plateau State. All occupants of the car Unfortunately lost their
lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy here in
Lagos-Nigeria to locate any of Harold Bowen Extended relatives, this
has also proved unsuccessful to locate any member of his family hence
I contacted you as his account officer to work with you before they
get confiscated, frozen or declared unserviceable by the bank where
these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the OCEANIC BANK
INTERNATIONAL PLC, where the deceased had an account valued at about
(US$20.5M) Twenty Milliom Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.
Now the management has issued a notice to provide the nextof kin or
have the account frozen. 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 to the deceased since you are a foreigner so that the
proceeds of this account valued at $20.5M, can be paid to you and then
you and I can share the money. 60% to me and 35% to you, while 5% will
be mapped out for any miscellaneous expenses that might be incurs in
the cause of this transaction.
I have made an arrangement with an attorney who will work for us and
secure all the necessary legal documents to back up this claim, and
this I must do to make sure that this fund is not wasted or end up in
the wrong hands. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable
us sees this deal through and secures all the legal documents. I
guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of
the law.
If you areinterested in this deal,
kingly get back to me with your complete information, as follow.
Telephone and Fax numbers, your home address, Full name, your banking
Particulars where the funds US$20.5M would be transfer.
Best regards,
Dr. Patrick Obi.
Tel: 234-803-395-6015
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