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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: rotimi_adams1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:52:32 -0700
Subject: Attn: Friend
Rotimi Adams & Bar Associate
Plot 401'Attorney Avenue,
Private Email: rotimi.adams@ymail.com
Tel: +234 1 746 6175.
Attn: Friend
,
I am Barrister. Rotimi Adams, solicitor and notary public, the personal
attorney to Dr. Walter Benson, Who is a national of your country. On the
21st of April 2002, my client, his wife and their only son were involved in
a car accident along Lagos / Ibadan express road. Unfortunately they all
lost their lives in the event of the accident, since then i have made
several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives and 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 before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where my client lodged these huge deposits. Particularly, the
bank where the deceased had an account valued at about (US$12.5million )U.S
dollars. Consequently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confiscated within a short time.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over some years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you share the same surname so that the proceeds of the account valued
at US$12.5million can be paid to you for both of us to share the funds; 60%
to me and 35% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your
overnment may require. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used
to backup the claim. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me
through my e-mail or my telephone to enable us discuss further,or better
still let me have your
FULL NAME
CONTACT ADDRESS
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
YOUR OCCUPATION AND AGE
Thanks for your kind co-operation.
Barr. Rotimi Adams
Tel: +234 1 746 6175.
NB: KINDLY RESPOND TO MY PRIVATE MAILBOX :- rotimi.adams@ymail.com
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