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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Phillip Andrews" <philliplk@box.az> (may be fake)
Reply-To: phillipandrews22@box.az
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 04:05:49 +0100
Subject: .....From Phillip Andrews
Dear Friend
Greetings to you my dear friend,this proposal will come to you as a
suprise. This is because we have not met before.
I am sending you this email regarding the huge
fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual
benefit to the two of us.
I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried,but I am assuring you that everything
documents that will bring about the success of this transation would
be provided.
However, I am Barrister Phillip Andrews,the personal attorney to
the late Mr and Mrs Lenor.R. Burson Citizens of the United states.
My Client and his wife died in an air crash on the 31st October 1999
in an Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers like 62 Egyptians,22
Canadians,3 Syrians,2 Sudanese and 1 Chilean on board.You can
confirm his death from the website below which was published by
BBC WORLD NEWS.
WEBSITE.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm
Unfortunately they all lost their lives Since then I have made several
enquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his
relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but
of no avail, hence I contacted you.
I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left
behind by my client and his wife since I have no place to locate any
of his relatives. I can easily convince his bank in the with my legal
practice that you are the only surviving relation of my client.Otherwise
the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, My late client had an account with one of the banks
Europe. valued at about US$9.3Million (Nine Million Three Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) which I witness the documentations
before he left for the states on 24 Sep 1999.
Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
to my client since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives.
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$9.3Million (Nine
Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) will be paid
into your account and then you and I can share the money. 55% to
me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses,tax as your
government may require.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up
any claim we may make. 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 the law.
Reply immediately, mail me on my altanative mail box
:phillipandrews@box.az
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Phillip Andrews.
00 44 7040 113412
N.B. Please indicate your telephone and fax numbers
for easy communication in this mutual transaction.
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