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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: Musam mohammed <musa_tourechambers@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 23:11:27 +0200
Subject: YOUR URGEN ATTENTION IS NEEDED
Dear Friend,
I am BARRISTER MUSA MOHAMMED (SAN), personal attorney and also a close confidant to a national of your country, who also shares the same Surname/Last Name with you. He used to work with one of the major oil companies in this country, OANDO PLC.
On the 6th of May, 2004 it was reported to me that my client, his wife and their children were involved in a Local Plane Crash at Kano State,en-route Abuja (The Capital City) all occupants in the Plane lost their lives,unfortunately on this same flight were other dignitaries like the Nigerian Sports Minister and a host of others.The following websites could be ferenced:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm
http://www.usafricaonline.com/ngrkanocrash.html http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/05/06/stories/200205060045150
http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/05/05/stories/2002050503070101.htm
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of his extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or auctioned by the Finance Companywhere he deposited the sum of US$8Million dollars.
The guidelines of this Finance Company stipulates that if such deposit remained unclaimed for over a period of time 3 years, without the fund lawfully claimed the said deposit will be confiscated and this will happen after the next fourteen official working days if nobody comes for the money.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over one year for the deposit and his property, and the company has been notifying the rotary club regarding this, now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this deposit valued at US$8 million dollars can be paid to you here or in any of the company's affiliate office overseas. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for the claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please contact me on the above phone number and email. Please send the following details to me for oral communications:
1: Your Private Telephone and fax numbers
2: Age and Sex
3: Marital Status
4: Occupation
Best regards,
BARRISTER MUSA MOHAMMED (SAN)
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