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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: Sbaloysa@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:35:43 +0200
Subject: PARTNERSHIP
BARRISTER SITHOLE BALOY(ESQ)
ATTORNEY AT LAW
BONGANI LEGAL CHAMBERS
NO 30 VICTORIA STREET
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27 83-542-2633
FAX: +27 83-612-9737
Attention,
I am BARRISTER SITHOLE BALOY (ESQ) , a Lawyer by
profession. I am the personal attorney to MR FRANK AFANADOR who worked for the BP Oil Exploration Company in Southern Africa,
herein after shall be referred to as my client.
On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife and their three children
were involved in a car accident. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately
lost there lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives. This has proved unsuccessful.
I came to know about you through an enquiry I was making in the internet, and I found out that you have the same second name with my
client,that is why I have decided to contact you, in order to assist in
repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.
Particularly, the bank where the deceased had an account
valued at about US$ 7.5 Million Dollars, has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisticated within
the next 21 official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$7.5 Million Dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money, on the ratio of 60% for me, and 40% for you. 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 business 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 by email and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about the details of this transaction.
Best regards,
BARRISTER SITHOLE BALOY(ESQ)
[ attorney at law ].
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