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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: "Robert Taylor" <tayrobertt1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drrobtaylor1@myway.com
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 14:01:33 +0000
Subject: PROPOSAL
Hello,
I crave your indulgence to kindly attend to this in good faith. I do not
mean any disrespect approaching you through this medium, it is due to the
time constrain of this matter.
My name is Barrister Robert Taylor, a legal practitioner and the personal
Attorney to Mr. Mark Pushkin a national of your country here in after
refered to as my client. My client Mr. Mark Pushkin and his family was
involved in the 5th of November 2000 fatal auto crash along Pansen express
way here in london(uk) in which people were burnt to death unfortunately my
client and his family lost their lives.
My late client was an oil magnet working with Shell Oil company London(BP)
and had left behind a deposit of Fourtheen Million seven hundred thousand
United States Dollars only($14.7million USd) with a finance company. After
the death of my client, the finance company contacted me, as his Attorney to
provide his next of kin who should inherit his fortune. This according to
them is their policy in sure circumstances, but Since his death I have made
several Enquiries through your Embassy to locate any of my client's extended
relative but this exercise has proved unsuccessful. I had to inform the
finance company about my fruitless effort in locating my late client close
relative or his next of kin.
The board of directors of the company now adopted a resolution and I was
mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within the
next 15 offficial working days or forfeit the money as an abandoned fund.The
company had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to
confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me but
after an investigation in the finance company, I found out that some members
of the company wants to divert this fund into their private accounts for
their own selfish interest and only want, to use the excuse that since I am
not able to look for some one to make the claim, the money should be made
unserviceable and that means submitting the fund to the federal government
of this country and some to the company management which is not their main
intentions.
By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and his immediate family, I am
very much aware of my client's financial standing. I have reasoned very
professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the
next of kin of my deceased client. This is legally possible and would be
done in accordance with the laws of the land. I seek your consent to present
you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you are at an advantage, and
equally from the same country, so that the proceeds of This Bank Account
valued at $14.7 Million United State Dollars can be paid to you, before they
get confiscated or declared unserviceable to the bank where this huge
deposit were lodged. Note that this is legal, and 100% risk free since I
have all vital documents that would be requested by them and that would
confer you the legal right to make this claim.
I do sincerely sympertize the death of my client, but had thought it
unprofitable for his funds to be summited to the federal government of this
country and the finance company where it is lodged. My aim now is to
retrieve this funds, and for this I seek your assistance. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4years now I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the
same last name, all I require is your honest co-operation 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 and
send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about
this transaction. . If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue
advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you,I await your urgent responce.
Best regards,
Robert Taylor (Esq).
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