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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: "Kenneth Eze" <kennetheze4@msn.com>
Reply-To: kennetheze131@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:35:49 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY
BARR KENNETH EZE & ASSOCIATES
(LEGAL PRACTITIONERS)
# 84/16 RUE ASIGAME KPOJI STREET
LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA.
With compliments and respect please I beg your pardon for this unsolicited
nature, it was was out of desperation and Curiosity that made me to contact
you, to introduce myself ,I am Barrister Mansu Ana, a solicitor at law. I am
the personal attorney to Late Mr. Paul Smith, a national of your country,
who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) here in
Lome, is referred to as my trusted client.
On Sunday, 27th of January 2002, my client, his wife {Lady Anna and their
three childrean Elizbeth, Dexter and James} died in a terrible bomb blast
that took live of innocent souls and unfortunately over 1000, people lost
their lives and my client and his family were part of this people that lost
their lives when they visited Nigeria for a holiday and to attend a semina
organised by shell petroleum.In view of this please view the web page below
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of
my client's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. I am
contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind
by my client before they get liquidated or declared Unserviceable by the
bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the ECO BANK LOME
TOGO where the deceased had his account valued precisely to be USD$18
million dollar. The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have the account liquidated within the next twenty one official
working days.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to stand in as the next of
kin ,so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands
of some group of corrupt government officials who will get rid of the money
and share it for their own selfish interest and greed.Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your
prompt consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the
proceeds of this account valued at USD$ 18, Million can be paid to you and
then you and I can share the money on the ratio 70% for me,25% for you and
5% for any misscellenous expenses.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.
I look forward to receiving your phone number and address if you are
intersted so that I will prepare the test of application and send to you..
Sincerely Yours,
Barrister KENNETH EZE.
Please send to me your direct contact telephone numbers and address as I
will like to talk with you on one to one
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