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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: andersonlawfirm1@webmail.co.za
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:13:17 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL (Do you Mind.
MR KELVIN ANDERSON (Esq.)
ATTORNEY AT LAW
ANDERSON AND ASSOCIATES
NO 30 VICTORIA STREET
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
June 29 2005
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr. Kelvin Anderson (Esq), a Lawyer by profession. I
was opportuned to be the personal Attorney to MR JAMES A BORIS who worked for the BP Oil Exploration Company in
Southern Africa, herein after shall be referred to as my
client.
On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their
two children were involved in a car accident. All occupants
of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my client's extended relatives. This has proved
unsuccessful.
I came to know about you through an enquiry I was making in
the Internet, and I decided to contact you in order to
assist
in repatriating the money and property left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable
by the bank.
Particularly, the bank where the deceased had an account
valued at US$7.5 Million Dollars, has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confisticated
within the next 21 official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same
last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at
US$7.5 Million Dollars can be paid to you and then you and
me can share the money.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to
back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest
co-operation to enable us see this business 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 by email and send to me your
telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further
about the details of this transaction.
Best regards,
MR KELVIN ANDERSON (Esq)
[Attorney at law]
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