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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: patrick idris <patidris1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: patidris650@latinmail.com
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 01:03:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Contact Me
From: Bar Patrick Idris.
Sule's chamber's Johannesburg S/Africa
45 Marina Rd Johannesburg
Email: patidris650@latinmail.com
Hello ,
This letter is not intended to cause any embarrassment in whatever form, rather it is intended to contact your esteemed self, following the knowledge of your high repute and trustworthiness. Firstly, I must solicit your confidentiality.
I know that a proposal of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that it is made in good faith and will be of mutual benefit.
I am Barrister Patrick Idris a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr Kenneth Gardner,a national of your country,who used to work with British/Dutch Shell petroleum-development Company Pty in S/Africa. after referred as my client.On the 21st of April 2001, my client, his Wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along sandton express road.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I 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, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist in claiming his contract sum which he executed under S/African National Petroleum Corperation(SNPC) before his sudden death. Particularly, the Federal Ministry of finance(FMF) and the Finance Company where the deceased had his contract fund valued at about US$26million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for almost 3years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are foreigner, so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$26million dollars can be paid to your bank account.For God sake, I will acquire all necessary legal documents in your name that can be used to back up any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest cooperation 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 by my alternative e-mail
address Via: patidris650@latinmail.com and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.
Best regards,
Patrick Idris
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