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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: "Marchant Anthony" <wiilmond@fcbuk.org>
Reply-To: wiilmond@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:29:30 +0000
Subject: Note importantly and reply soon
Dear Friend,
Compliments of the day. I am Mr Anthony Marchant, a solicitor
at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr Morris Moreno, a
businessman in London.
On the 20th of June 2002, my client, his wife and their two
children were involved in a car accident in which all occupants
of the vehicle died. My client deposited as family belongings in
a Bank in London, the sum of 17 Million United States Dollars,
with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as he
is on leave. Since his death I have made several attempt to
locate any of my clients extended relatives, but this attempt
so far has been unsuccessful. I am contacting you to assist
in repartrating the money left behind by my client before
they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Bank
where the deposit was made. The Bank has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the money confisicated within
the next Fourteen official working days. Since I have been
unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years now.
I seek your consent to present you as the beneficiary of the
fund . All legaldocuments to aid your claim for this fund and
to prove your relationship with the deceased will be arranged
for. Your help will be appreciated with 30% of the total sum.
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 accept my apologies, keep my confidence
and disregard this letter if you do not appreciate this proposition
I have offered you. However, if you do please include your phone
and fax number in your response for better communication.
God bless you and your family.
Best regards,
Mr Anthony Marchant (QC)
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