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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: "martin adams" <sampeter47@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bar_martinadams@fastermail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 12:39:21 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS UNDERSTANDING
BARRISTER MARTIN ADAMS AND ASSOCIATES
223 TOOTHON BROAD WAY UNITED KINDON
TEL;-+44781 88 71 634
FAX +44 781 8871 000
EMAIL;-bar_martinadams@fastermaill.com
Dear Sir,
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS UNDERSTANDING
I am Barrister Martin Adams (Esq.), a solicitor at law
operating under the laws of the British government.
I am the personal attorney to Engr McCann Baker, a
native of your country, who lived in UK since 1972 and
who was until his dismiss my client.
As his legal cancel, my chambers early last month
was requested to furnish the bank with details of his
next of kin to enable them effect payment accordingly.
since my client died on a ghastly motor accident with
all the members of his family and all concerted
efforts to locate close relations failed we were
unable to accent to the banks request. Thus need for
contacting you , to genuinely and sincerely solicit
your understanding in claiming his estate including
sum of money including accrued interest in his fixed
deposit account to prevent confiscation and possible
declaration of his account as non serviceable by the
bank with whom this money was deposited i.e. The
woolwich bank plc, united kingdom.
The amount involve is £4 567 000 Four Million Five
Hundred and sixty thousand British pounds starlings,
the bank management has issued me a notice to provide
the Next of Kin, or have the account confisticated and
declared abandoned.
This amount can be transferred to you by legitimate
inheritance provision of the united kingdom, as my
client Next of Kin. This sum of money can thereafter
be mutually disbursed by an agreed percentage. All
legal documents, to back up your claim as the deceased
Next of kin, will be made available by my chambers as
witness to your status lawful inheritor.
Finally be reassured that this transaction will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the laws of this
country or your country.
Please indicate your willingness to corporate in this
understanding by forwarding your full contact detail
via my private email address.
Awaiting your prompt response
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