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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: "Barister Camara Balim" <camarabox01@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: camarabox02@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 16:20:38 +0000
Subject: From Barrister Camara (Esq.)........................URGENT AND PRIVATE.
Camara Balim (Esq.)
Rue Portin X Blaize Diagne
St. Louis Senegal
Email:camarabox@yahoo.ca
Date :5th November 2004
Attention: The President/CEO.
I am barrister Camara Balim (Esq.), an English speaking Senegalese
Solicitor & Financial Attorney/Consultant. I was the personal attorney to
late Daniel Thorp who was an expatriate mining consultant/contractor with
Teaser Petroleum Corporation in St Louis-Senegal. Mr. Daniel Thorp
here-in-after referred as my client was also a Diamond/Gold Merchant.
Mr. Daniel Thorp made a numbered time (Fixed) deposit for a substantial amount
in a bank in Dakar, capital of Senegal with standing statement/agreement with
the bank that all correspondences in respect to the fixed deposit contract
must be sent to him through my humble chambers. Upon maturity, the routine
notification was sent to me whom I dispatched to his forwarding address as
usual without no reply. After a month, I sent a reminder which I received
from the bank without any reply again. Finally, I discovered from my
client’s contract employers- Teaser Petroleum Corporation that he died
among many others in the Kenya Airways flight of 31st January, 2000 that
crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. On further
investigations, I found out that he died without making any WILL and all
attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I also discovered that Mr.
Daniel Thorp did not declare any kin or relations in all
his official documents, including his fixed deposit contract with the
bank in Dakar-Senegal.
I am contacting you based on the official letter I just received from his
bankers reminding me that Senegalese law states that at the expiration of
5(five) years the money will revert to the ownership of the Senegalese
Government if I do not confirm the next of kin to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand
in as the next of kin to Mr. Daniel Thorp so that the fruits of this old
man’s labor will not go into the hands of some corrupt government
officials. Note that this transaction is simple and risk free because I
will provide expert legal services that will guarantee the successful
execution of this deal. I wish to point out that after the claims, I would
want 20% of this money to be shared among charity organizations, while the
remaining 80% is shared equally between us. Most importantly, I would also
require your assistance towards investing my share in your country or
anywhere as you may advice. If you are interested, please
contact me immediately . Upon your response, I shall provide you with
more details and how we shall proceed with the claims. I expect you to
observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this
transaction would be profitable for both of us.Please do reply me in my
private email address for easy communication......camarabox@yahoo.ca.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks & Regards
Barrister Camara Balim (Esq.)
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