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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: "Albert Taylor" <alberttayloresq3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: albert_tayloresq@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:45:15 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE AND URGENT
From: Barrister ALBERT TAYLOR (Esq).
Unit 7, Parkway Trading Est.,
Cranford La, Hounslow,
TW5 9QA
+44 70 31 95 92 52
PRIVATE AND URGENT
I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of
money from a deceased client's account (Engr. Edward Matthaeus) who On
the
25th of July 2000, he
deceased, his wife and their two Children died in the Air France
concord plane crash bound for New York in their plan for a world
cruise.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Although I know that a transaction of this magnitude might make anyone
apprehensive,I would like to assure you that I am sending you this
mail with the best of intensions.
PROPOSAL;
Since his death his Bank has been on my neck to get his next of kin
to claim the sum US$9,500,000.00 Nine Million,Five Hundred Thousand
United
States Dollars) in an account that belongs to my deceased client who
died
along with his entire family in the above accident stated above. Since
his
death, I have been in rigourous search for his Next Of Kin or Relative
to come over and lay claim of this money in the bank
but all my efforts were all abortive and futile .
The Bank cannot release the funds from the account except
someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as
indicated in the banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a
next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully
worked
out by me as his Attorney ( recognised by the Bank ) for the funds
(US$9,500,000.00)
to be released in your favour as the beneficiary's next of kin.
It may interest you to know that I have secured from the probate
court, an order of madamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business endeavour by furnishing me with the following;
1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.
3. Occupation
4. Date Of Birth
These requirements will enable me file a letter of claim to the
appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favour before
the
transfer
can be made. I shall be compensating you with 2 Million Dollars on
final
conclusion of this project, while the rest shall be for me and my crew.
Your
share
stays with you while the rest shall be for us for investment purposes
in
your
country. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue
advantage
of
the trust we have bestowed in you, I await your urgent response to this
email.
Regards,
Barrister,ALBERT TAYLOR(esq)
N/B: I know that this email will come to you as a
surprise, considering the fact that it is unsolicited.
I quite understand your concern over this matter
considering the happenings all over the world, I want
to assure you that this is a 100% legitimate and risk
free transaction.Please recontact me via my Email :
albert_tayloresq@yahoo.com
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