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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: "John Gabba" <cagchambers@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:25:48 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY
ADAMS, COPPER& GABBA CHAMBER
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS, NIGERIA
Email;johngabba8@zipmail.com.br
Date:30th August,2005.
Tel.:234-803-3081348
Dear Friend,
My name is Barrister John Gabba a legal practitioner and the personal
attorney to late Mr. Richard Waters who died with his wife and two sons in a
plane crash on the 4th of May, 2002. All the occupants in the vehicle lost
their lives.
My client was a successful and an accomplished family man, who made
enough fortune before his untimely death.
After the death of my client his bank contacted me, as his Attorney to
provide his next-of-kin who should inherit his funds.
The board of directors of his bank adopted a resolution and I was mandated
to provide his next-of-kin for the payment of this money within 28 working
days or forfeit the money to the federal government treasury account as an
abandoned property.
After making several unsuccessful attempts to locate his relatives, I
decided to trace his relatives through the Internet inorder to locate any
member of his family yet nothing came out of it.
The bank had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to
confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me.
My late client was a successful businessman, an oil magnet here in Nigeria
and he left behind a deposit of($13,722,000.00USD) in his domiciliary bank
account in a commercial bank here in Lagos.
I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to
present you as the next-of-kin of my deceased client, so that you can be
paid the funds left in his bank account.PLEASE SEE THE WEBSITE BELOW FOR
CONFIRMATION:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm
The procedure for approval is simple.Once you indicate your interest, an
affidavit of claim will be made and a letter of admnistration will be
obtained from the probate Registry which will authorise the release of the
funds to you.An application letter will also be sent to the bank informing
them of our intention to claim the funds
This documents and some others will be notarised and forwarded to the legal
department of the Bank for vetting and approval.
As you can see everything will follow a normal legal process,thereby
assuring you that you are not exposing yourself to any legal problem. I
will back up all necessary documents that will be required
at the court.
You dont have to worry about any risk. All I require is your honest
co-operation 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.All that is required from you is as follows:
1.Your Full name and contact address as you want them to appear in the
document here.
2. Private telephone number
3. Private fax number
4. Also inform me on how you want the funds to be paid to you.As you can see
time is of great essence as the bank has given me deadline.
We shall both share the funds this way; 55% for me while 40% will go for
your contribution. 5% should be for expenses cured during the process of
transfer.
Contact me as soon as possible so that I will intimate you with the
details.But if you are not interested,indicate by sending an email so that I
can look for someone who will be interested.I await your anticipated
response.Thank you.
Yours Sincerely,,
John Gabba(Esq.)
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