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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: "barrzarrah33" <barrzarrah33@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 21:24:42 -0600
Subject: REPLY ME IF YOU RAE WILLING TO ASSIST ME
BARRISTER MR ZARRAH EDWARD,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER & PUBLIC NOTARY
REPRASETATIVE,SUITE205 MDOMI PLAZA,
AKPAKPA COTONOU BENIN.
EMAIL:(barrzarrah33@terra.com.mx)
COTACT PHONE:00993700795.
ATTENTION
DEAR FRIEND,
IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS PROPOSAL WILL COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE , THIS IS BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT MATE BEFORE BUT I AM INSPIRED TO SEND YOU THIS E-MAIL BY THE HUGE TRANSFAR OPPOTUNITY THAT WILL BE MUTUAL BENEFIT TO TWO OF US ,HOW EVER,IAM BARRISTER ZARRAH EDWARD THE PERSONAL ATTONEY TO LATE ENGR.STEVE MOORE ANATIONAL OF ISLE OF MAN IN UNITED KINDOM,WHO USED TO WORK WITH SHELL PERTROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY(SPDC) IN BENIN,ON THE 21st OF APRIL 2001. MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THIRE THREE CHILDERN WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG BENIN/COTONOU EXPRESS WAY.
UNFORTUNATELY THEY ALL LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE EVENT OF THE ACCIDENT,SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO EMBASSIES TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED RELATIVE,THIS HAS ALSO PROVE UNSUCCESSFUL,ATTEMPTS.I DECIDED TO TRACE HIS RELATIVES OVER THE INTERNET TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY BUT OF NO AVAIL.I CONTACTED YOU TO ASIST IN REPARTRACTING THE MONEY AND PROPARTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIEN,I CAN EASLY 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 DECLAERED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THIS HUGE DEPOSITS WERE LODGE,PARTICULARLY THE BANK WHERE THE DECEASED HED ACCOUNT VALUED AT $8.5MILLON UNITED STAE DOLLARS(SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDERD UNITED STATE DOLLARS.CONSEQEN,THE BANK ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIED THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT TWENTY OFFICAL WORKING DAYS.
SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFULL IN LOCATING 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 $8.5 MILLION U.S DOLLARS CAN BE PAID TO YOUR ACCOUNT AND THEN YOU AND ME CAN SHARE THE MONEY.55% ME AND 44% TO YOU,WHILE 5% SHOULD BE FOR THE EXPANSES OR TAX AS YOUR GOVERNMENT MAY REQUIRE.I HAVE ALL NECESSEARYLEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE,ALL I REQUIR IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO TO ENABLE US SEE THIS DEAL THOUGH THE INFORMATIONI I REQUIRE FROM YOU IS THIS BELOW;
[1] NAME: ________________________________
[2] ADDRESS: ____________________________
[3] AGE: _________________________________
[4] SEX: _________________________________
[5] TELEPHONE: __________________________
[6] FAX: _________________________________
[7] OCCUPATION STATUS: __________________
I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BRANCH OF LAW.
YOURS FATHFULLY,
BARRISTER ZARRAH EDWARD(ESQ)
COTACT PHONE:00993700795.
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