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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +23418044939 (Nigeria, landline)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • olabodecole2005@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: OLABODE COLE <olabodecole79@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 13:01:43 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Urgent invitation for partnership as next of kin


FROM THE DESK OF:

BARRISTER OLABODE COLE

SOLICITOR/ ADOVCATE IN LAW.

TEL/FAX: 234-1-8044939

EMAIL: olabodecole2005@yahoo.com

Dear Friend,

INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP

I know this business proposal might come to you as a surprise since you dont know me and we have not met before, but is was burn out of desire and good business of mutual understanding between the both of us that is why i contacted you because i believe you are credible and worthy of this transaction.

I am Barrister Dr Olabode Cole, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to late Engr. Pitt kohen, a national of your country, who used to work as an expetrate to the Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2004, my client, was reported dead by the Shell petroleum offshore department that my client Mr Pitt Kohen had an accident during the company exploration of crude oil alongside 35 workers and expetrates from other countries but finally died two days after he was admitted in the hospital. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives,because he did not give me his family profile to locate any of his relates should in case of any incidience, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to go over the Internet, to locate any member of his family or any body from his country to stand as the next of kin to my late client,hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$8.5million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK OF NIGERIA (ADB), 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 unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, since you are 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 then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me through my email and direct telephone line above. Please also make available to me the below informations to enable me proceed with the documentations.

I. YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS.

2. YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION.(COMPANY NAME IF ANY)

3. A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENSE AS PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION.

4. YOUR BANKING DETAILS WERE THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO IN YOUR FAVOUR.
5. YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER

Best regards,

Barrister Olabode Cole









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