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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: "DR BEN OBI" <drbensonobi007@yenimail.com>
Reply-To: drbenobi2007@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:27:19 +0200
Subject: FROM 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
exceptional and of 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 advantage
of the Internet to facilitate their nefarious activities, 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. HARRIS OBI, an accountant with ACCESS BANK NIGERIA PLC. The
business I am about to introduce to you is based on sheer trust and
with a Sense of purpose. I amcontacting you to assist in repatriating
the sum of US$20 Million (Twenty Million U.S. Dollars). The money and
property left behind by MR. DON EDGAR BUCKLAND who had an accident On
the 21st of April 2001, MR. DON EDGAR BUCKLAND, 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 MR. DON EDGAR
BUCKLAND'S extended relatives, this has proved unsuccessful even to
locate any member of his family hence I contacted you as his account
officer to work with you before they get his account confiscated,
frozen or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits
were lodged. Particularly, the ACCESS BANK NIG. PLC, where the
deceased had an account valued at about (US$20 M) Twenty Milliom
United States Dollars.
Now the management has issued a notice toprovide the next of 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 M, could be paid to you and
then you and I will share the money. 60% to me and 40% to you. I
decided to link you to stand as Mr. Buckland's relative / next of kin
in order to claim this money since you are a foreigner like him and I
will like to invest my share in your country's stable economy.
All I require is your honest co-operation to see this deal through . I
guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate
and legal arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of
the law. If you are interested in this deal, kingly get back to me
through email with your complete information as follows: Your full
name, your address, your Telephone and Fax numbers and yourbanking
Particulars for the transfer of the funds (US$20 M).
Best regards,
DR. BENSON OBI.
TEL: 234 8077 956 683
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