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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: "Barrister Ikenna Chimezie" <ikennachimezie@jumpy.it> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 16:50:01 +0200
Subject: Mutual deal
Dear,
I am Barrister Ikenna Chimezie, a solicitor at law. I am
personal attorney to Mr. Mark Freestone a National of your
country, who used to work with Shell Development Company in
Nigeria. Herein after shall be referred to as my client. On
the 21st of April 2001, my client, his wife and their three
children were involved in a car accident along Sagbama
Express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately
lost their lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to
locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the
internet, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in
repatriating the money and property left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were
lodged.
Particularly, the ECOBANK, Nigeria Plc where the deceased
had an account valued at about 22 million Us dollars has
issued me a notice to provide the next of Kin within ten
official working days or the account will be declared
dormant .
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over two 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 22 million dollars can be paid to
you and then you and me can share the money, 60% to me and
40% to you. 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 see
this transaction through.
I guarantee you 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 by this email
address:ikenna_chimezie@hotmail.com
Barrister Ikenna Chimezie.:Esq
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