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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Bri Phillip Andrews" <phillip@box.az> (may be fake)
Reply-To: phillipandrews1@box.az
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 08:33:59 +0000
Subject: From Phillip Andrews(Urgent Reply Needed )
Dear Friend,
Greetings to you my dear friend,this proposal will come to you as a
suprise. This is because we have not met before.
I am sending you this email regarding the huge
fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual
benefit to the two of us.
I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried,but I am assuring you that
everything documents that will bring about the success
of this transation would be provided.
However, I am Barrister Phillip Andrews,the personal
attorney to the late Mr and Mrs Lenor.R. Burson
Citizens of the United states.
My Client and his wife died in an air crash on the 31st October
1999 in an Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers like Egyptians,
Canadians,Syrians, Sudanese and Chilean on board.You can confirm
his death from the website below which was published by BBC WORLD NEWS.
WEBSITE.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503 .stm
Unfortunately they all lost their lives Since then I have made several enquiries
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 contacted you to assist in repartrating the money
and property left behind by my client and his wife since I have no
place to locate any of his relatives. I can easily convince his bank in
the with my legal practice that you are the only surviving relation of my
client.Otherwise the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, My late client had an account with one
of the banks Europe. valued at about US$9.3Million
(Nine Million Three Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) which I witness the documentations before
he left for the states on 24 Sep 1999.
Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice to provide the
next of kin to my client since I have been unsuccesfull
in locating the relatives.
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at US$9.3Million (Nine Million Three
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) will be paid into your account and
then you and I can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should
be for expenses,tax as your
government may require.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used
to back up any claim we may 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.
Reply immediately, mail me on my altanative mail box
:phillipandrews22@box.az
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Phillip Andrews
N.B. Please indicate your telephone and fax numbers
for easy communication in this mutual transaction.
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