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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: "Charles Brown" <cb_lawoffice@msn.com>
Reply-To: courtyard@universal.pt
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:21:01 +0000
Subject: How are you today?
Greetings
I am the personal attorney to late Mr.Ghassan Hilmi Hariri, a Lebanese
national. Late Mr.Ghassan Hilmi Hariri was a private oil
consultant/contractor with the shell petroleum development in Saudi Arabia,
herein after shall be referred to as my client.
Unfortunately, my client and his wife with their three children lost their
lives in the Plane crash of Union Transport Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in
Cotonou, Benin Republic on the December 25,2003.
You will read more stories about the crash on visiting this
website:www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash or
http://english.pravda.ru/accidents/21/97/384/11653_Aircrash.html
Since then, I have made several enquiries with his country's embassies to
locate his extended relatives,but this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to personally contact you
with this business partnership proposal.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating a huge amount of money left
behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the finance and Security Company where this huge deposit
was lodged.
The deceased had a deposit valued presently at Twelve Million United State
dollars and the company has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin or
beneficiary by will, otherwise the account will be confiscated within the
next ninety working days.
Having been unsuccessful in locating any of my late client's relatives for
six (6) months, I am now seeking your consent to present you as the next of
kin/beneficiary to the deceased; so that the proceeds of this account valued
at Twelve Million United States dollars can be paid to you. It is not
necessary to be a blood relation to late Mr.Ghassan Hilmi Hariri, neither is
it necessary to bear the same surname with him. It is even not important for
the stand-in next of kin to be a Lebanese national.
Already, I have worked out modalities for achieving my aim of appointing a
next of kin as well as transferring the money abroad for us to share in the
ratio of 50% for me and 35% to you, while we would collectively donate the
remaining 10% to Tsunami Relief Course. Although, 5% has been mapped out for
reimbursement of any incurrable expenses both local and international.
It is my intention to achieve this transfer in a legitimate way, all I
required is your honesty and co-operation, confidentiality and trust to
enable us see this transaction through. The money transfer paper work itself
will include a certificate of origin so that the receiving bank does not ask
question.
Also the paper work will include proper certificate that the fund being
transferred is from non-criminal sources. In short this will be a proper and
legal money transfer with apparently no risk involved. The transaction is
guaranteed to succeed without any problem. If this proposal is acceptable to
you, kindly get back to me immediately.
As soon as I hear from you, I shall provide you with further clarification
that you may need. Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and
appreciated.
Best wishes,
Charles.
Note: In the event you are not willing to assist, kindly notify me to
prevent me from making further contact.
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