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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: Maja Elsworth Woza <majawoza@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 13:03:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU
FROM:BARRISTER.MAJA WOZA(ESQ.)
SOLICITOR & ADVOCATE OF
SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA
PLOT;12\14 OKOTIE EBOH ROAD,
IKOYI LAGOS NIGERIA
TEL:2348033324324
E-MAIL:majawoza@yahoo.com
DEAR,
PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
I KNOW YOU WILL BE SURPRISED TO RECEIVED THIS BUT DO PLEASE CONSIDER IT A REQUEST FROM A REPUTABLE ATTORNEY AT LAW IN SERIOUS NEED OF YOUR ASSISTANCE. I HAD TO BRING BEFORE YOU THIS PROPOSAL BECAUSE I SINCERELY HOPE YOU WILL BE RELIABLE TO ASSIST ME.
ANYWAY, MY NAME IS AS ABOVE STATED. AN ATTORNEY AT LAW. I AM THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO MR.FAROOQ AHMED, A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY , WHO ONCE WORK WITH SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY HERE IN NIGERIA. HERE IN AFTER SHALL BE REFERED TO AS MY CLIENT. ON THE 21th OF AUGUST 2004, MY CLIENT AND HIS FAMILY WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG SHAGAMU EXPRESS ROAD LAGOS. ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES, SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY HERE TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.
AFTER THIS SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I FINALLY GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A CONSULTANCY DIRECTORIES THROUGH A FRIEND WHO WORK WITH WORLD TRADE CENTRE REGIONAL OFFICE. I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST ME IN REPARTRATING THE FUNDS VALUED AT US$18.5MILLION (EIGHTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE IT CONFISICATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICABLE BY THE ALLIED BANK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION HERE IN LAGOS, WHERE THIS HUGE AMOUNT WERE DEPOSITED.
THE SAID BANK HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISICATED WITHIN THE NEXT FOURTEEN OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS. FOR THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED, SINCE YOU COME FROM THE SAME COUNTRY WITH MY CLIENT, SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT CAN BE PAID TO YOU.
THEREFORE, ON RECEIPT OF YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE, WE SHALL DISCUSS THE SHARING RATION AND MODALITIES OF THE TRANSFER. I HAVE ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION AND LEGAL STRENGHT REQUIRED TO BACK YOU UP FOR THIS CLAIM. ALL I NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH. I GURANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR CONTACTS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION. YOUR TELEPHONE (MOBILE)AND FAX NUMBERS INCLUDING WITH YOUR RECEIVING BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS. FURTHER DISCUSSION WILL COMMENCE WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU BUT DO NOT FORGET THE ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND MUTUAL TRUST REQUIRED IN THIS TRANSACTION.
KINDLY CONTACT ME ON THE ABOVE-SPECIFIED EMAIL.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
YOURS TRULY,
BARRISTER.MAJA WOZA(ESQ.)
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