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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: "R.B LAW FIRM" <info_consultant017@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rb_lawfirm@freenet.co.uk
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 18:32:04 +0000
Subject: FROM R.B LAW FIRM/LEGAL PRACTITIONER
FROM: ROBERT BASIL (ESQ)
R.B LAW FIRM/ LEGAL PRACTITIONER,
4 Albert Embankments, London
SE1 7SR, United Kingdom.
Attention: My Good Friend,
I am Barrister Robert Basil. I have a client named Mr.Michael, who bears the
same name with you and a foreigner who used to work with Mekon Associates
Company in London.
On the 2nd of August 2003, my client, his wife and their three children were
involved in a car accident along Manchester Express Road. All occupants of
the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my client's 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. I have contacted you to assist me in
repatriating the money left behind by my client before they got confiscated
or declared unserviceable by the Finance House where these huge deposits
were lodged.
Particularly, the Finance House where the deceased had an account valued at
about US$20M has 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 unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over nine (9)
months now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$20M can be paid
to you and then you and I can share the money; 45% to me and 45% to you
while the 10% will mapped out for any expenses that will occured in this
transaction. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back
up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to
enable us see this transaction 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 immediately you acknowledge the good receipt of
this message.
Anticipating your prompt response.
Yours Sincerely,
Barr. Robert Basil (Esq)
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