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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: "gabriel ibe" <barristergabrielibe@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:14:57 +0000
Subject: FROM BARRISTER GABRIEL IBE
Dear
Naturally, this letter will come to you as a surprise, since we have
not met, permit me however, I am Barrister.GABRIEL IBE, I am contacting
you to kindly assist me in the Project below, which will be of mutual
benefit to us both.
A salvadorean, Mr. Remirez Shirley , 66 years of age and a very
prosperous farmer made a huge bank deposit for investment in the sum of
US$7.5 Million (Seven Million, Five hundred Thousand United States dollars)
he named his wife Mrs. Helga Shirley as the NEXT OF KIN
. I was called upon as an Accredited Attorney to the bank to sign and
endorse documents to this deposit on Mr. Shirley's behalf.
Unfortunately, Mr. & Mrs. Shirley were killed in the January 14, 2001
,earthquake that rocked El Salvador , killing thousands of people and
1200 others were declared missing. The bank management now mandates me
(being the lawyer that signed and endorsed the deposit papers for the
deceased to trace the family relatives of the deceased so that the fund will
bereleased to them.
I was made to understand that they had no children. I made several
efforts through the El Salvador High Commission in Lagos to contact any
of the deceased family relatives, but to no avail.
Failure to reach any of the family relatives of the deceased , the only
option left for the Bank's Management is to declare the deceased
accountdormant and revert the fund on trading and investment in
the interest of the bank.
In order to avoid this development since it has so far been impossible
to trace any of the deceased family relatives. I now seek your
permission and assistance to have you stand as a distant relatives to the
deceased.
So that the fund can be released to you and we can use it for our mutual
benefit.
I hope you do understand my concern in this matter, if we do not use
this opportunity to claim this fund , since the deceased relatives
cannot be traced, the management of the bank will declare the deceased?s
account dormant and revert the fund on Trading and Investment in the
interest of the bank.
For your assistance, you will be compensated adequately with (40%) of
the total sum (55%) will be my own share while (5%) will be set aside
to cover any incidental expense made both at home and abroad
prior to this transaction . If you are interested in assisting me with
this matter, please send to me urgently via my EMAIL the following
details below:
*Full name, Company or Private Address
*Telephone and Fax number(s).
Upon receiving the above detailfrom you, I will work out every
documents/proof representing you as the deceased BONA-FIDE distant
relative and when this is done, you will be contacted by the bank for
the release and collection of this fund, which will be within one week of
my receiving the above details from you .
I will meet with you in your country for disbursement after the fund
might have been released to you and also to discuss investment
potentials as I will like to invest in your country with your assistance.
Be assured that this transaction is 100% risk free, as I have taken
care of all necessary modalities to enable a hitch free transaction.
Kindly ensure to treat this matter in strict privacy (Highly
Confidential).
yours sincerely,
Barrister.GABRIEL IBE
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