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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: "ESIAKA JUDE" <esiaka_j@sacbeemail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: barr_esiaka0001@email2me.net
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 22:58:25 -0800
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE.
FROM: JUDE ESIAKA (ESQ)
JUDE ESIAKA & ASSOCIATES,
#30 ADISA BASHUA STREET,
SURULERE, LAGOS - NIGERIA.
TEL: 234-8043315248
Dear Sir/Madam ,
Regards, and compliments of the day. I sincerely hope that the business proposal will not come to you as embarrassment, but rather a surprise, since we neither know each other now or before nor have had any correspondence or contact. Please. Permit me to introduce myself to you.
I am Barrister Esiaka Jude,the Personal Attorney to Mr Larry Simpson, A foreigner who used to work with shell development company in Nigeria.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 there 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 relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist me in repartrating the money left behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the finance house where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the finance house where the deceased had an account valued at about 20 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the next ten official working days. since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 3years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $20 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and i can share the money. 55% to me and 40% 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 see this Trnasction 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 by my secured and confidential e-mail address at mail to barr_esiaka0001@email2me.net
If you are interested, reply this mail with your Full name, personal phone number and fax number, to enable me have heart to heart talk with you before proceeding to Europe.
Best regards.
Barrister.Jude Esiaka
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