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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: "Barr. Jonah Baker" <jongd111@netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:53:13 +0100
Subject: Personal Contact
From: Barrister Jonah Baker (Esq).
Douglas & Associates
Solicitors, Corporate & Property
Consultants
South Africa.
Telephone: 0027 731 575 936.
Dear Friend,
I hope this meets you in good health. My name is Jonah Baker Esq. a legal practitioner and Attorney to
late Mr. Ziya Bazhayev who died in the plane crash of Yak-40 jetliner on March 9, 2000. You may follow
the Link below to read about the Plane Crash my client lost his life:
http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/031500/usn_LA0703.001.shtml &
http://news.1chinastar.com/ll/english/61934.shtml
My late client was an influential wealthy businessman, a Russian Contractor in my Country and a Russian
big time Oil dealer and the Principal owner of Oil Alliance Company and he left behind a deposit of
Twelve Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollar ($12,200,000.00USD) in his domiciliary
bank account in a commercial bank here in South Africa Which is one of the main reasons it has been
very important to locate his next of kin. I have employed every method to locate any of my clients
extended relatives but this exercise has proved unsuccessful.
After the death of my client his bankers contacted me, as his Attorney to provide his next of kin who
should inherit his fortune. The board of directors of his bank adopted a resolution and I was mandated to
provide his next of kin for the payment of this money or forfeit the money to the bank as an abandoned
Estate. The bankers had planned to invoke a clause in the property Act, to confiscate the funds after the
expiration of a period given to me.
Despairing and at the point of desperation, I came across your contact, while trying to locate
documentation's regarding possible relatives of my client in his country of origin. Convinced that you may
be able to act in locus for my late client as his next of kin, I therefore, decided to contact you with these
facts before me because of the status quo. By virtue of my brief and my closeness to the deceased, I am
very much aware of my client's financial standing and the bank account he operates here in my country.
I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of
my deceased client and the sole beneficiary of his estate, so that you are be paid the funds left in his
bank account, hence I contacted you. I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin; the bank
needs only the facts as presented legally. The rest is between you and I and with my guide we can have
the money paid into your account, once this is done we shall both share the funds. 50% to me and 40%
to you, while 10% should be for Expenses or Taxes as your Government may require, I shall assemble all
the necessary Legal Documents that will be used to back up our claim.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any Breach of law. Please get in
touch with me.
Best Regards,
Jonah Baker (Esq).
N/B: PLEASE FORWARD YOUR RESPONSE TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL BOX AT
jongd111@netscape.net
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