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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a next of kin / dead customer scam (12 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Attorney Robert Peters" <consult_info@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: robertassociates@i12.com
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 07:01:50 -0500
Subject: Attn: CLAIM AS NEXT OF KIN (RE-LATE JOHN WARE)

                                                         

                                                          

 

WC1R 4JH DX 75 Chancery Lane
Lagos Ng
Tele Number: +234-8052402015
Private number:+234-8038486198
Private email:peters_consultchambers@yahoo.com
My REF: ADB/20011XB83308/009

 

                                         PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

 

Dear Ware,

It is with heartfelt hope that I write to seek your co-operation and assistance in the context stated below.

I am Barrister Robert Peters, an advocate and Solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to late Mr.John Ware, a national of your  country, who unfortunately was one of the victims of the AF4590 German Concorde plane that crashed in Germany, 2000.

 

Check the site:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

 

Late Mr.Ware, was a foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of companies. He was on his way on a business contract,on the 31 day of July 2000, before he died. on further  investigation it was confirmaed that his wife and three children were also involved in the crash. All persengers on the plane lost their lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy to see if i can locate any of my clients extended elatives,this has all the while proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives (i.e.same surname) over the Internet,to locate any
member of his family but all to no avail,hence I have contacted you.

 

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposit is lodged.Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $10.5 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to the deceased or have  the account confiscated by the end of next month quarter, since the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum.

Since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are still a foreigner,so that the proceeds of this account valued at $10.5 million USD can be paid to you. 60%  of the fund will be for me, 35% to
you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.

 

I will obtain all necessary legal documents 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.
I trust this mail will meet you in good health and i know that you will assist me regards this matter. you can contact me via my private number below for more details.

 

I await your Urgent response

 

Sincerely,

Barrister Robert Peters
+234-8038486198

 

NB: Kindly forward all response to peters_consultchambers@yahoo.com, as i do not
regularly tend to the address i e-mailed you with.
Thanks for your understanding.

 

 

                                                                                                                                      

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