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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: Barrister Johnson <barr_benjohn@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 13:18:00 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: very urgent
Dear Friend,
Let me start by introducing myself properly to you, I am Barrister Benajmin Johnson a lawyer and senior advocate of late Mr Kamies Fangio of your country origin.I came to know you in my
private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of huge sum of money to a foreign accont requiring maximum confidence.
A foreigner and a national of your country, late Mr Kamies Fangio {snn}an Oil Merchant until his death years ago in the Kenya Air Bus{A310-300} flight KQ430, Banked with IBA BANK LOME-TOGO and had a closing balance at the end of september, 2001 worth US$15,000,000.00{Fifteen Million United State Dollar}. The bank now expects a next of Kin as beneficiary, valueable efforts are being made by the IBA BANK to get in touch with any of the Fangio's Family or Relatives but to no success. As i was the deceased lawyer when he was alive, the bank ordered me to provide the next of kin to the deceased within 21 working days and have his account confisicated.
It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any relative of late Mr Kamies Fangio{snn}'s next of kin {He had no wife or children that is known to us}.The management under the influence of our Chairman and Members of the Board of Directors, that arrangement has been made for the fund to be declared "Unclaimed" and confisicated.
In order to avert this negative development, I now seek your permision to have you stand as next of kin to late .Mr Kamies Fangio{snn} so that the inheritance fund US$15 Million will be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary and next of kin. All documents and proves to enhance you get this fund will be carefully worked out. I have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries, and moreso i am assuring you that this business is 100% Risk Free and legitimate.
As soon as i receive your acknowledgement on receipt of this message in acceptance of this mutual business proposal, I would furnish you with the neccessary modalities and disbursement ratio to suite both parties without any conflict and you will be requested to travel to the bank's offshore paying center in Europe or come to Lome-Togo to sign for the release order of the fund. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not make undue advantage of the trust bestowed in you endeavour to enclose your private telephone and fax number for quick/fast transaction and my phone number is 00228-913-9395.
Yours Faithfully,
Barr Benjamin Johnson ESQ.
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