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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: "desmond okoroji" <desmondokoroji1000@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 03:31:29 -0400
Subject: INHERITANCE
BARRISTER DESMOND OKOROJI
CHAMBERS & SOLICITORS
PLOT 205 AHMADU BELLO WAY
VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS NIGERIA.
PLS REPLY HERE:desmondokoroji2000@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Friend
I am highly esteemed, to write you this very urgent letter I am Barrister
DESMOND OKOROJI, a Solicitor and Personal Attorney to Mr.Fredrick ,a
national of your country,who before his death was a contractor with Nigeria
Liquefied Natural Gas Company {NLNG}. On the 21st April 2000,my client his
wife and their only kid were involved in a car accident along Lagos Ibadan
Express Road. Both of them unfortunately lost their lives Since then I as
the Personal Attorney of the deceased I had made several inquiries to locate
any of my clients extended relative but this has proved unsuccessful.
After several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives through
the Internet,to locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence I
contact you.I have dicided to contact you to assist in repatria ting the
money and property left behind by my client before there get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge Deposits were
lodged.Particularly,the Bank where the Deceased had an Account valued at
about USD9M {Nine Million United States Dollars} as at last month
assessment.
The Bank has issued me a notice as the Attorney to the Deceased to provide
the Next of Kin or have the Account confiscated within the Next 24 official
working days since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for
over the years that i have been searching.on this order,I seek your consent
to present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you bear the same
name, as the bank is ready to listen to you provided you have the writefull
Information of the Account,which i will give to you immediately you agreed
to assist me, so that the proceeds of this Bank ccount valued at $9M Nine
Million Dollars can be paid out in your favour.
As a Barrister,i have all the necessary Legal Documents that will be used to
back up the claim . All I require from you is your honest co-operation to
enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this transaction will be
executed under a legitimate banking arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of law.
1)YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS.
(2)YOUR COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS IF THERE IS ANY.
(3)YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
SO THAT WE CAN USE THEM TO CONTACT YOU DURING THE TRANSACTION AND GIVE YOU
UP TO DATE INFORMATIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION.
I have agreed to give to you 40% for your assistance,while 50% will be for
me 10% will be for any exepenses which may come.and also your telephone\fax
are needed.
waiting for your urgent response.
Best Regards,
BARR.DESMOND OKOROJI
PLS REPLY HERE:desmondokoroji2000@yahoo.co.uk
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