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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: "iveco west" <ivecowest2008@msn.com>
Reply-To: ugochukwuozekwe2001@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:15:02 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY IS NEEDE
CHIEF BARRISTER UGOCHUKWU OZEKWE L.L.B. L.L.M B.L
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND CONSULTANT
MEMBER CONSTITUTION DRAFTING COMMITTEE 1995.
PRIVATE E-MAIL :{ugochukwuozekwe2007@myway.com}
Hello my friend,
I am calling from Benin republic West Africa. I am Barrister UGOCHUKWU
OZEKWE an English speaking Beninois, Solicitor & Financial Attorney/
Consultant. I was moved to contact you based on present condition here.
There is a foreigner who registered with me as his personal Attorney and he
was a fisherman as well as a one time secret agent in lifting oil overseas
for our former Ministers. My client here-in-after referred as my client was
also a Diamond/Gold Merchant.
So, on 2rd June 2001 my client made a numbered time (Fixed) deposit for
US$5.900,000.00
(Five Million nine Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) with a Bank here in
Benin,with standing statement/agreement with the bank that all
correspondences in respect to the fixed deposit contract must be sent to
him through my humble chambers. Upon maturity, the routine notification was
sent to me, which I dispatched to his forwarding address as usual without
no reply.
After a month, I sent a reminder which I received from the bank without any
reply again. Finally, I discovered from my client's contract
employers-that
he died among many others on Sept.11, 2001 Terrorist attack. But,he died
without making any WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.
I also discovered that he did not declare any kin or relations in all his
official documents, including his fixed deposit contract with the bank.
Hencefort, I seek your consent to present you to this bank as the next of
kin based on the official letter I just received from his bankers reminding
me that BENINOIS LAW states that at the expiration of four(4) years the
money will revert to the ownership of the BENINOIS Government if I do not
confirm the next of kin to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that
I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to my
deceased client since you shares the same surname and also from this same
country so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not go into the
hands of some corrupt government officials.
Note that this transaction is simple and risk free because I will provide
expert legal services that will guarantee the successful execution of this
deal. If you are interested, please contact me both via
email(ugochukwuozekwe2007@myway.com ) Upon your response, I shall provide
you with more details and how we shall proceed with the claims.
I expect you to observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that
this transaction would be profitable for both of us.
Thanks as I await for your reply.
Best Regards,
Barr.UGOCHUKWU OZEKWE Esq.
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