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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: "ohia okeke" <ohiaprivate@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 12:23:44 +0000
Subject: TREAT URGENT
BARRISTER OHIA OKEKE,
DON OHIA OKEKE CHAMBERS,
ANTHONY VILLAGE V/ISLAND,
LAGOS,NIGERIA.
MOBILE TEL.2348055134715
Dear Friend ....,
RE:REAL ESTATE VENTURES.
For the purpose of introduction, I am Barrister Ohia Okeke, a solicitor at
law. I am the personal attorney to My client, a national of your country,who
used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria.Here
in after shall be referred to as my client.
On the 27th of January 2002, my client, his wife and their three children
were involved in Ikeja bomb blast here in my country. My client and his
family unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives but all to no avail. After these several unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, 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 where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the the bank
where the deceased had an account valued at about SD$15,95O,000.00 FIFTEEN
million nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the
next few weeks.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over three
years now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this
account valued at USD15,950,000.00 can be paid to you and then you and me
can share the money in the following ration: 35% to me and 65% to you. I
have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we
may make.
I hope to invest in Real Estate in your country.
To be honest with you, I have worked out the modalities of this transaction.
All I require is your sincere cooperation to enable us seeing 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 if you are interested to work with me with good faith and honesty,
get in touch with me by my private mail:ohia_barrister@yahoo.com and send to
me your DIRECT/PERSONAL telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss
further on this transaction, and also your banking details and address where
this fund will be released into. I would prefer a virgin account for
this transfer. I hope to hear further response from you regards the
successful conclusion of this great success.
God bless you.
PLEASE VIEW THESE WEBSITES BELOW TO CONFIRM WHAT I AM
TELLING YOU.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm
Best regards,
Barrister Ohia Okeke.
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