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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: "Michael Obasi" <obasimchl6@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 16:15:46 +0100
Subject: Next of Kin ( Saskia )
Attn: Saskia,
I am Barrister Obasi Michael, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Late Mr. Mark Saskia, a national of your country, who until his death was
an employee with Chevron Oil Exploration Company in Nigeria. Hereinafter
shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 1999, 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 track his last name so as to
locate any nearest relative or 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 here where the huge deposits were lodged. The
Constitutional provision of the Federal Republic of Nigeria further mandates
the deceased attorney to repatriate the fund to original country of deceased
if stablished. Particularly, Continental Trust Bank PLC where the deceased
had an account valued at $7,000,000.00 (Seven million US dollars) has issued
me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated
within the next 21 official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4 years
now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name and from the native country of the
deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $7million dollars
can be paid to you and then you can disburse as follows:
1) 40% to you.
2) 30% to Me
3) 30% to your choice of Charity and humanitarian organizations in your
country.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may stand to make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this project through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please, reply me IMMEDIATELY or CALL me on my telephone number: 234 802 773
4572
Best regards,
Obasi Michael Esq.
Tel: 234 802 773 4572
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