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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: "Peter H. Wagner" <peterwagner_h@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 17:46:29 +0000
Subject: COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY, PLEASE REPLY ASAP.
I am highly delighted to be in contact with you and sorry for the
embarrassment this mail might be to you as we have not met or known each
other before.
My name is Bar. Peter H.Wagner. I was the Personal Attorney to Late
Mr.J.Hull a national of your country, who was a contractor and spent most of
his life in my country England,UK. He and his Family were involved in a car
accident along Manchester Stretch and unfortunately lost their lives on the
27th day of September 2003 in London. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your country's embassy to locate any of my Client's extended
relatives but this has proved unsuccessful hence, he has no next-of-kin at
the time of his death.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you since
all my effort to trace or locate any member of his family failed me so that
you as a foreigner will assist me as my late Client's next-of-kin in
repatriating the assets and Capital valued at US$42.5Million left behind by
my late Client before it gets confiscated by the bank where this huge
deposit was lodged.
The said Bank in London has issued me a notice to provide the next of Kin or
have the deposit confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any
of my Client's relatives for over two years and four months now, I seek your
consent to present you as the Next-of-kin to the deceased, so that the
deposit can be paid to you.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for claim. I have all the necessary information
and legal documents needed to back you up for the 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 a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law both in the UK, your Country and
internationally. I await your immediate responce.
Best regards,
Peter Wagner ESQ.
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