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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: "Maxwell Mbatha" <barr_maxwell@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 15:25:22 +0000
Subject: From Lawyer's Office
NO 30 ADAMS ST ROSE BANK,
SUITE 4 15th FLOOR MANNERS MANSIONS,
ROSE BANK, SOUTH AFRICA.
DIRECT EMAIL: barristermaxwell@hotmail.com
ATTENTION.
It is my privilege to capture your names from the internet. My name is
BARRISTER MAXWELL MBATHA a legal practitioner and the personal Attorney to
late Mr. Razel Setiawan, who happens to come from your country. I cannot be
sure at this time but by any chance, you may or may not be his relative but
since he died with all the occupants in the vehicle, without leaving any
next of kin to his Assets and fund in the bank. I am convinced that it was
the grace of God that made me to locate you.
My client was a successful and accomplished family man, who made enough
fortune before his untimely death. Since then I had made several inquiries
through your Embassy to locate any of my clients extended relative but this
exercise has proved unsuccessful.
After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
through the Internet, to locate any member of his family not much progress
was recorded. My late client was an influential wealthy businessman and a
Gold magnet, he left behind a deposit of fifteen Million United States
Dollar ($15 000,000.00USD) in his domiciliary bank account in a commercial
bank here in South Africa.
After the death of my client his bankers contacted me, as his Attorney to
provide his next of kin who should inherit his fortune. The board of
directors of his bank adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his
next of kin for the payment of this money within 28 working days or forfeit
the money to the bank as an abandoned property. The bankers had planned to
invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after
the expiration of the period given to me.
I therefore, decided to contact you with these facts before me because of
the situation now. By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and his
immediate family, I am very much aware of my client financial standing
ground and the banks account he operates. 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, so that you can be paid the funds left in
his bank account, hence I contacted you. I seek your consent to present you
as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you are at an advantage as
nationals from the same country and share the same surname, so that the
proceeds of this Bank Account valued at US$15 Million Dollars can be paid to
you. We shall both share the funds. 65% for me and 30% for you, while 5%
should be for Expenses or Tax as your Government may require, I shall
assemble all the necessary Legal Documents that will be used to back up our
claim. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.
Please get in touch with me on the email address above.
Best Regards,
BAR. MAXWELL MBATHA.
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