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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: "SMITH MARTIN" <sm_smithmartin37@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: sm_smithmartin1@myway.com
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:16:40 +0100
Subject: ATTN:Merritt
ATTN:Merritt
COURTESY OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, I TAKE LIBERTY ANCHORED ON STRONG DESIRE TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE ON THIS MUTUAL BENEFICIAL AND RISK FREE TRANSACTION WITH YOU, WHICH I HOPE YOU GIVE URGENT ATTENTION. TO BE PRECISE. I AM BARR.SMITH MARTIN,PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO LATE (Paul Merritt) WHO HAD A DEPOSIT OF 10,000,000,00 MILLION POUND STARLINGS GBP)IN THE BANK HERE BEFORE HE DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH HIS WIFE AND ONLY CHILD ABOUT ONE YEAR NOW ON THE DATED(13TH JUNE 2005) AND SINCE HE DIED, I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRES AND ATTEMPT TO LOCATE THE NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE CLIENT WHICH ALL ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFULLY, THAT IS THE REASON WHY I DID PERSONAL SEARCH TO LOCATE A FOREIGNER WHO WILL STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE CLIENT. I WILL BACK YOU UP WITH ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT WILL PROOF YOU THE NEXT OF KIN TO LATE (Paul Merritt).
I AM CONTACTING YOU TO SEEK FOR YOUR KIND UNDERSTANDING AND SINCERE CO-OPERATION TO CLAIM THIS INHERITANCE FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT SINCE YOU ARE BEARING THE SAME SURNAME WITH MY LATE CLIENT (Paul Merritt)TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN AS THE DECEASED RELATIVE AND COMES FROM THE SAME COUNTRY OF ORIGIN WITH YOU. SUCCESS IS ASSURED BECAUSE I AM IN POSSESSION OF THE PERSONAL FILE JACKET OF THE DECEASED WHICH CONTAINS EVERY NEEDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE DECEASED ACCOUNT, YOU AND I STAND NO RISK OF ANY KIND BECAUSE I HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO SUPPORT YOU IN CLAIMING THE INHERITANCE.
INFORMATION’S NEEDED ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
2. YOUR ID CARD OR DRIVING LICENSE
3. YOUR AGE AND YOUR OCCUPATION
4. YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERTHE PROCEEDING OF THE TRANSACTION WILL BE SHARED 60% FOR YOU AND 40% FOR ME, EACH EXPENSE WILL BE REIMBURSED. KINDLY INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS AND WE SHALL PROCEED WITH THE INITIAL STEP FOR THE CLAIM. THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOR ABOUT TEN WORKING DAYS. HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST SHOWING YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS WITH THE INFORMATION REQUESTED FOR US TO PROCEED.
THANKS,
BARR.SMITH MARTIN.
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