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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 Joseph. Shangirila." <josephshangirila2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: josephshangirila1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:32:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attn:Christina Lurling ,
Attn:Christina Lurling
I am quite convinced of the fact that this will come to you as a surprise. however i am writing based on the privilege information i gathered about you in internet during my extensive search.
I am Barrister Joseph Shangirila,a solicitor at law,personal attorney to Mr Morgan Lurling ,a national Of your country, who worked with Shell Development Company in Republic of Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.On the 11th of seep. 2001, my client ,his wife and their only daugther unfortunately lost there lives in World trade center bombing and since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my client extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name to locate any of his relatives hence I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$10.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security Company in Lome/Togo where this huge amount was deposited in a trunk box under the coverage of family valuables. The said security company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or there will have this box confiscated within the next twenty one official working days as they don't know the content of the box.
Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating the relatives for over 2years now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased,so that the proceedings of this box can be transfer to you. Therefore,on receipt of your positive response,we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfers as I have every necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Thanks and God bless
Barrister Joseph Shangirila(ESQ)
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