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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: "Dudu Martins" <dudumartins10@msn.com>
Reply-To: martins_1000000@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 14:32:43 +0000
Subject: Hello
REQUEST TO ACT AS NEXT OF KIN
I am Barrister Dudu Martins, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Mr. Mike Schrie,a native of your country, who used to work with Ocean
Energy Petroleum Company in Nigeria as a contractor; Hereinafter shall be
referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and
their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagbama 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 track any of his
relatives over the Internet. I got your contact on the Internet and
therefore decided to contact 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 this huge deposit
were lodged.
Particularly, the Diamond Trust Finance Company, where the deceased had an
account valued at about US$7.5 Million dollars has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next
twenty-one official working days. Since l have been unsuccessful in locating
his relatives for over 5 years now, I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued
at US$7.5 Million dollars can be paid to you, and then you and I can share
the money. 60% is for 40% and me for you. I will produce all necessary legal
documents that can be used to backup any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest co-operation 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.
To enable us discuss further and do please give me your direct telephone and
fax for me to call you.
You can as well call me on this number: 234-802-6602117
Best regards,
Barrister Dudu Martins.
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