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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: simon koffi <simonkoffi27@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 13:45:09 +0100 (BST)
Subject: TO YOUR FAMILY
SPIFF AVOCAT,
52D RUE DE FRANCE
LOME -TOGO,
WEST AFRICA.
Dear Good Friend,
I humbly seek your assistance in a matter that needs utmost trust and confidence since we have not met, permit me however.
I am Barrister simon koffi,(ESQ) a solicitor at law, the Personal Attorney to a Foreign Contractor, who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Togo.
who died along with his entire family in Jully 2000 in a plane crash. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELOW;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm, my client, a Mexican National, late Engineer ANDREAS SCHRANNER, an oil Merchant / Contractor with the (REP OF LOME Togo) until his death Three years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to American Airlines Flight 11, from
Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles, California, crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre with 86 people on board.
All occupants of the Aeroplane unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I have made several inquiries to Several Embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about US$19Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin,relatives so that the fund left will be transferred or have the account confiscated within the next twenty official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the elatives for
over 3 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$19Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share this money.
70% to me and 25% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your Government may require.All I require is your honest and co-operation 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. I will want you to send to me on your return email the following information for the transfer in your favour.
1, Your full name
2, Your contact address
3, The name of bank you wish we will use in receiving the fund
4, The complete address of the bank
5, Your private phone and fax numbers where we will be communicating to you for this transcation as an urgently.
I await your kind response, Good day and
God bless.
Regards,
Barrister Simon Koffi.
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