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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 co" <barr_inc50@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barr_inc50@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:13:05 +0000
Subject: My Dear
DAVID OLIVER CHAMBERS
Legal Representatives, Financial Brokers And Investments
Advisers.4th Floor, 32 Conveyers Avenue Orange Groove
2198 South Africa
My Dear
I am BARRISTER DAVID OLIVER a Solicitor,and Personal Attorney to MR. JOHN
HIENZ, who is a hite South African Farmer, who was murdered with his family
on the 21st of August 2004 his In struggle of land reform and the
confiscation of farmland/properties owned by white farmers in South
African, with claim that it now belong to black indigenous farmers,
Unfortunately, after their death I have made several enquiries throug to
locate any of my clients extended relatives since they have moved to South
African for over 45 years, this has also proved unsuccessful.
Hence I contacted you to assist in retrieving the money left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
US$10.5M (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United Stated Dollars).
Consequently,the Bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have
the account confiscate
see more news from the web site:
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:vMpHKZ770h0J:www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/09/23/
southafrica.farm.ap/++south+africa++white++farmers+&hl=en&start=8
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 1 years
now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
been from the same country so that the proceeds of this account valued at
US$10.5MD can be paid to your account and then you and me canshare the
money. 60% to me and 40% to you for your cooperation.
I want to guarantee you that this transaction is 100$ risk and will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.
indicate your CONTACT ADDRESS , TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS for easy communication
in this mutual transaction.
Yours Faithfully,
BARRISTER DAVID OLIVER(Esq.).
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