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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.IDOWU MARTINS" <idowu01@domainofficelinkss.com>
Reply-To: idowu01@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 18:11:35 -0000
Subject: From the Desk of: BARR.IDOWU MARTINS
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>From the Desk of: BARR.IDOWU MARTINS
No 10 Oxford Bello way
London- 7845 EG.
Direct Number: +44 704 012 8227 ,+44 704 012 8226.
Email: barr_idowuchambers@iol.pt
Your Attn: Friend,
With warm heart I offer my friendship, Calvary greetings to you and I
hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or urprising
this contact might seem to you, as we have not meet personally or had
any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration
of its importance and immense benefit.
It is my pleasure to write and inform you, that you were chosen to act
as next of Kin to LATE ROBERT EBNER, but be rest assured that your
contact particulars was given to me after a due search, for a reliable
and capable foreigner that will handle confidentially a transfer of
huge sum of money from a London bank to a foreign bank account,let me
use this opportunity to give you the details of this business, LATE
ROBERT EBNER was an oil merchant/contractor with the British Oil
Control and resides here in London not until his untimely death some
years
ago in ghastly plane crash.(LATE ROBERT EBNER) who perishedin the plane
crash of OCTOBER 31, 1999 (with Egyptian airline 990)with other
passengers aboard as you can confirm it yourself at this
Webpage:http://www.greatdreams.com/pass990.htm.
He had a deposit of (US$32,000,000.00) THIRTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS, with a London bank Name (withhold) before his death on OCTOBER
31,1999.
I am his attorney at the bank, and till now nobody has serviced this
account or shown up for his money since after his death till date.
Although, efforts have been made by me and the bank anagements to
get in touch with his next of kin or any of his relations, but all to
noavail (He had no children or any relative to stand as the net of
kin).It is on this note that the Bank management, who are fully aware
of the incident and asked me as his attorney to provide them with his
next of kin,to this effect now I want to negotiate with a trust worthy
foreigner who is willing to assist, and act as the next of kin to the
LATE ROBERT EBNER,this sum of money is now kept in the DECEASED ACCOUNT
with the bank, please understand that this money US$32,000,000.00)when
transferred into your account will be used for ajoint venture
establishment, as may be agreed by both parties involved.
This transaction is 100% risk free, for we have concluded every
arrangement to safeguard you in this transaction with all the legal
documents.
Therefore, if you wish to assist me, hasten up and send the following
information's to enable us effectively process the necessary documents
for smooth transfer into your account, as to be nominated by you as the
next of kin to LATE ROBERT EBNER and you are urgently required to send
to me your full name to be used in changing the existing next of kin at
the bank.Your Bank name and address, where the money will be transfer
to, your private telephone and fax number for fast and safer
communication.I know we have never met or entered into any kind of
transaction with you before as to know the extent of your trust and
honesty. But based on the recommendation and the urgency of this, I
personally want to believe that you will not sit on the money if it
finally gets to your account.It is on this note I consider it proper to
write and ask for your consent, and permission to suport the transfer
into your account. Please, for security reasons acknowledge the receipt
of this letter by mailing back through my private e-mail address
barr_idowuchambers@iol.pt or
consultant@barristeridowumartinschambers.com
Await your urgent response.
Yours Sincerely,
Barr.Idowu Martins
For:IdowuMartinsChambers Associates.a
No 10 Oxford Bello way London- 7845 EG.
Direct Number:+44 704 012 8227 ,+44 704 012 8226.
Email: barr_idowuchambers@iol.pt
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