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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: "Elvis Rama" <elvisrama@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 04:24:52 -1200
Subject: Private Offer
Hello,
It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a
suprise. This is
because we have not met before but I am inspired to sending
you this
email by the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of
mutual
benefit to the two of us.However, I am Barrister Elvis
Rama,the
personal Attorney to the late Engr. Rohan Pieris, a national
of
Thailand, who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development
Company
(SPDC) in London. On the 21st of April 2001, my client,his
wife and
their only child, Raul were involved in a car accident along
Sail
Street, London Express Road.
Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the
accident,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 to no avail, hence I contacted you.
I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and
property left
behind by my client, I can easily convince the bank 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, the Bank where the deceased had an account
valued at
about Five Million United States Dollars (US$5M) only.
Consequently,
The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the
account confiscated within the next ten official working
days.
Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives
for over
several years now. 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$5m
Dollars can be paid to your account,then both of us can
share
the money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for
expenses or
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. Please get
in touch
with me by my email to enable us discuss further.If
interested do
signify via my email address for further instructions.
Best regards,
Barrister Elvis Rama {Esq}
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