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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: "Barr Fred Bartlett" <barrfredbartlett@barr-fred-chamber.com>
Reply-To: barrfredbartlett@myway.com
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 08:49:44 +0000
Subject: Attn:Sir/Madam: Can You Act As Next Of Kin To Late Ms. S. Marufu?
From The Desk Of:
Barrister Fred Bartlett
Fred Bartlett & Associates
96 Cricklewood Broadway,
London, UK
Tel: +44-703-1848345
Confidential E-mail: barrfredbartlett@myway.com
Dear Sir/Madam,
Compliments of the season. It is indeed my pleasure to write to you this
letter, which I believe will be a suprise, as we are both complete
strangers. I am Fred Bartlett of "Fred Bartlett & Associates" we are
solicitor at law. We are the personal attorney to Late Ms. S. Marufu --, a
national of your country, who perished in Egyptair Flight 990 with the whole
passengers aboard on 31st Oct 1999.
Page 1 (http://www.greatdreams.com/plane990.htm)
Page 2 (http://www.greatdreams.com/plane90b.htm)
CNN News (http://www.cnn.com/US/9910/31/egyptair.families.02/)
Before her death on the 31st oct 1999 our client {Late Ms. S. Marufu} as she
likes to be addressed, who was a one time secret agent in transfering of
money overseas for Late head of state of one Africa country, deposited the
sum of USD$9.7m [Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars]
in a Security Company's Vault here in Europe for herself, with the hope of
transferring it to her country as soon as she is on leave.
Since her death we have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, we decided to trace her last name over
the internet, to locate any member of her family hence I contacted you. We
have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left
behind by our client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable
by the Security Company where this huge deposits were lodged particularly,
the Security Company where the deceased had a deposit valued at about
USD$9.7m [Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars] has
issued us a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confisicated within the next ten official working days.
Since we have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over 3
years now we 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 USD$9.7M [Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars] can be paid to you and then we and you can share the money.
70%= "$6.79MUSD" to us "Walker Advicates & Solicitors" and 30%= "$2.91M USD"
to you. We have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up
any claim we may make. All we require is your honest 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.
Please get in touch with me through our Confidential E-mail:
barrfredbartlett@myway.com to enable us discuss further. Don't forget to
include your tel/fax numbers while replying this mail for easy
communication.
Best Regards,
Barrister Fred Bartlett
Fred Bartlett & Associates
Tel: +44-703-1848345.
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