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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: "Barr.Sali Ibrahim" <barrsali2000@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: barrsali2000@voila.com
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 00:32:43 +0000
Subject: Business Proposal.
From Chaplain Chamber
Dakar Senegal West
Our Ref...201/10/04....
Dear Sir,
With due Honour.
I am Barrister Sali Ibrahim ,a solicitator at law. I am an Afiliated attorney with the Paramount Security and Finance company here in Dakar Senegal , a national of your country, who works with shell development company in Senegal and as well a one time secret agent in transfering of money overseas for the Late head of state,before his death On the 21st of April 2001, my client, his wife And their three children were involved in a plane crash at Egyptian Air crash Northern Cairo Egypt in which all occupants of the aircraft died). My client Mr.Mark deposited as family belongings in a CONSIGNMENT (as jewelries) the sum of $25.5 million united states dollars in our security and finance company here for himself, with the hope of transferring it to your country as soon as he is on leave.
Since his death I have made several enquiries to his embassey to locate any of our clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you , to know if you will be boyant to assist me hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left behind by this hard working man before they get be confisicated or declared unserviceable by our company where this consignment were deposited so i will like you to act as the next of kin to the deceased.
Particularly, our finance company has issued me a note to help in providing the next of kin or have the consignment confisicated within 21 three weeks official working days. since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over 3 years, now i seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceedure of this consignment that contained $25.5 million dollars will be send to you and then you and I will share the money. 50% to me and 40% to you. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we will make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal 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 via this email barrsali2000@voila.fr to enable us discuss further.
Best regards,
Barrister .Sali Ibrahim
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