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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: "Dr. Patrick Obi" <patrickobi3@boutiquemusical.com.mx>
Reply-To: patobi@postino.it
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:24:03 -0500
Subject: FROM DR. PATRICK OBI
FROM DR. PATRICK OBI.
Dear Friend.
It is indeed my pleasure to write you this letter, which I believe will be a
surprise to you as we have never met before, and I am deeply sorry if I have in
any manner disturbed your privacy. Please forgive this unusual manner of
contacting you, but this particular letter is of exceptional and very private
nature. There is absolutely going to be a great doubt and distrust in your heart
in respect of this email, coupled with the fact that, so many individuals have
taken possession of the Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby
making it extremely difficult for genuine and legitimate business class persons
to get attention and recognition. There is no way for me to know whether I will
be properly understood, but it is my duty to write and reach out to you.
I am Dr. Patrick Obi, an accountant with OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC. The
business I am about to introduce you is base don sheer trust and with a Sense of
purpose. I am contacting you to assist me in repatriating the sum of $20.5M U.S
dollars. The money and property left behind by Engr. Harold Bowen who had an
accident On the 21st of April 2000, Engr. Harold Bowen, his wife and their two
Children were involved in a car accident in a remote village called Kuru near
Jos in Plateau State. All occupants of the car Unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy here in Lagos-Nigeria to
locate any of Harold Bowen Extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful
to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you as his account officer
to work with you before they get confiscated, frozen or declared unserviceable
by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the OCEANIC
BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC, where the deceasedhad an account valued (US$20.5M)
Twenty Milliom Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.
Now the management has issued a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account frozen. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for
over 6 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased since you are a foreigner so that the proceeds of this account valued
at $20.5M, can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. 60% to me
and 35% to you, while 5% will be mapped out for any miscellaneous expenses that
might be incurs in the cause of this transaction.
I have made an arrangement with an attorney who will work for us and secure all
the necessary legal documents to back up this claim, and this I must do to make
sure that this fund is not wasted or end up in the wrong hands. All I require is
your honest co-operation to enable us sees thisdeal through and secures all the
legal documents. I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law.
If you are interested in this deal, kingly get back to me with your complete
information, as follow.
Telephone and Fax numbers, your home address, Full name, your banking
Particulars where the funds US$20.5M would be transfer.
Best regards,
Dr. Patrick Obi.
Tel: 234-803-395-6015
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