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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: "BARRISTER DAN OMOSUN" <barr_dan@msn.com>
Reply-To: danomosun@gawab.com
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 06:23:48 +0000
Subject: COMPLIMENT
DAN AND ASSOCIATES
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
3D ALHAJI SHEU SHAGARI WAY
GARKI, FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (F.C.T.)
ABUJA, NIGERIA
ATTENTION;
I am Barrister DAN OMOSUN, a legal Solicitor and I was the Personal Attorney
and legal adviser to the late Mr. STEVE ABRAHAMS, a national of your
country, who used to work with Mobil Oil Company Nigeria Plc. On the 21st of
August 2003, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a
car accident along Sagamu 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 trace his relatives over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, 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 bythe Security Company where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Security Company where the deceased had a deposit valued
at about Thirty Million United States Dollars (USD$30,000,000.00) has issued
me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated
within the next ten official working days. since I have been unsuccessful in
locating the relatives for over two years now, I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are from the same
country so that the proceeds of this account valued at Thirty Million United
States Dollars (USD$30,000,000.00) can be paid to you and then you and me
can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be for
expenses or tax as your government may require,
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make.
All I require is your honest cooperation 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. Please get in touch with me by
my email as provided herein to enable us discuss further.
Best regards
BARRISTER DAN OMOSUN
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