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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: "Frank Oliviera" <frankoliviera27@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: frankoliviera15@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 18:24:53 +0100
Subject: Urgent
Dear friend,
Let me start by introducing myself properly to you.I am Barrister Frank
Oliviera of OLIVIERA CHAMBERS,here in Cotonou Benin Republic. I am Principal Attorney to Late Morris Thompson, Who is my client, but unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter leaving nobody to claim the money.Here is the site for you to visit for your confirmations:
www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list <http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list>
Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients next of kin or extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you since you are a foreigner, If you will be interested to stand as his extended Relative and co-operate to carry out this transaction, I will use my position as his Principal Attorney to proved you as one of his Relatives and the bank will transfer the money left behind by my client to your account without suspicious.
Therefore I need your assistant in rereceiving the money before it Get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where the Funds were
deposited by my Late Mr.Morris Thompson. Where the deceased had an account valued at about ($10.5 Million U.S Dollars) has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin/Relatives or have the account confiscated within the Twenty-one 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 Relative of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account Number 605- 258-250468, valued at ($10.5million US Dollars) can be paid into your account and we share the Funds 60/40,for our mutual benefit 60% for me and 40% to you.
All I require is your full name,address, your telephone number,your fax number and your banking information.Your honest co-operation will enable us see this Deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of law.
Best regards.
Barrister Frank Oliviera
OLIVIERA CHAMBERS
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