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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: "James Morgan" <equitylawfirm01@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: equitylawoffice@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 01:43:39 +0200
Subject: can you assist please?
From The Desk of Barrister Morgan James
Chairman Equity legal services
45 marina lane ikeja Lagos
Nigeria.
Dear Sir,
This letter is not intended to cause any embarrassment in whatever form,
rather it is intended to contact your esteemed self, following the knowledge
of your high repute and trustworthiness. Firstly, I must solicit your confidentiality.
I know that a proposal of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and
worried, but I am assuring you that it is made in good faith and will be
of mutual benefit to both of us.
I am Barrister Morgan James a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Mr. Kenneth Raymond Giggs, a national of your country, who used to work
with British/Dutch Shell Petroleum-development Company Ltd in Nigeria, after
referred as my client. On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his Wife and
their three children were involved in a ghastly car accident along sagamu
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, to locate any member of his family
hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist me in claiming his contract
sum which he executed under Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
before his sudden death.
Particularly, the Federal Ministry of finance (FMF) and the Bank where the
deceased had his contract fund valued at about Eighteen Million, Five Hundred
thousand United States Dollars (US$18.5million dollars) has issued me a notice
to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next
fourteen official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for almost 3years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you are a foreigner and have foreign bank account, so that the proceeds
of this account valued at US$18.5million dollars can be paid to your bank
account. For Goodness sake, I will acquire all necessary legal documents
in your name that can be used to back up any claim we may make. 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 by my e-mail addresses above and send me your
telephone and fax numbers Upon your acceptance to assist me in other to enable
us discuss further about this transaction.
Best Regards,
Barrister Morgan James (SAN)
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