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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: "Tony Obi" <tonyobi1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tonyobi011@walla.com
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 06:01:03 -0600
Subject: GOOD DAY
TONY OBI CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
LAGOS -NIGERIA.
Dear Sir/Ceo,
It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a suprise. This is
because we have not met before but i am inspired to sending you this
email by the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual benefit
to the two of us.
However, I am Barrister Tony Obi ,the personal Attorney to the late
Engr.Steve Moore a national of Isle of Man in UK, who used to work with
Shell Petroleum Development Company(SPDC) in Nigeria. On the 21st of April
1996, my client,his wife And their three children were involved in a car
accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road.
Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the accident,
Since then I have made several enquiries to several Embassies 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 contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left
behind by my client,I can easily convince the bank with my legal practice
that you are the only surviving relation of my client. Otherwise the Estate
he left behind will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at
about $27million U.S dollars(twenty seven million U.S.America
dollars).Conseqently,The bank 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 unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over
several 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 $27million
U.Sdollars can be paid to your account 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.Your information such as below:
1.your full name
2.Resident Address
3.Telephone/Fax Numbers
Is required for immedaite commence of this transaction.
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 alegitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch wi
th me by my email (tonyobi011@walla.com) to enable us discuss further.
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Tony Obi (Esq)
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