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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: "Udensi Samuel" <udesam_7@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:34:27 +0000
Subject: From Dr. Samuel.
Dear Sir,
I am Dr Udensi Samuel.I was the chief accountant of Jamcon Oil Services
Company Nig. LTD, belonging to late Engr. James Richard. The said Company is
registered with the coperate Affairs Commission of Nigeria. The company is
almost in ruins owing to the death of the chairman/ CEO late Engr James
Richards, who was from your country, who worked as a contractor with Agip
Oil Development Company in Nigeria.
On the 23rd of March 2003, my client, his wife and their two children were
involved in a car accident along Sagbama express road.All passengers in the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my boss relations or extended
family but this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts,I contacted you as a foreign partner to assist in
repatriating the money before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by Ecobank Plc, where this huge amount of money is deposited.
Ecobank Plc where the deceased had an account valued about US$11.5 Million
has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confiscated within the next 6 weeks .This money according to the bank can
only be paid to his relative.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relations for over 2 year
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
as you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued
at US$11.5 Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money
50% to me, 45% to you and 5% for any expenses we might run into during this
transaction.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this 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
immediately if you can help me as I do not have much time in my
disposal.Reply through this box or my altenative emailaddress;
udesammy@yahoo.fr
While waiting for your reply, God bless you.
Best Regards,
Dr.Udensi Samuel
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