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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: "Okoro Opong" <opongokoro@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: generalkoffiwest@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 18:04:06 +0100
Subject: NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE
DEAR FRIEND,
It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a surprise. 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 OPONG OKORO.. (ESQ), 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 21st of April
2005, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car
accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road.
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 repatriating the money and
property left behind 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 at about $
11 million U.S dollars( eleven million U.S. America dollars).Consequently
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 over
several 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 $ 11 million U.S dollars can be
paid to your account and then you and me can share the money. 50%to me and
45 % to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may
require.
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 seeing
this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
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1) Your full name.
2) Your contact Address.
3) Your private phone, mobile and fax numbers for easy communicating.
.4) Your Age & Present occupation.
Yours Faithfully,
BARRISTER OPONG OKORO. Esq. (N B A)
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