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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: "Joseph Richmann" <josephrichmann2@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 18:44:15 +0000
Subject: STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO MY CLIENT
BARR. JOSEPH RICHMANN (ESQ)
JOSPEH & ASSOSCIATES,
4 Albert Embankments, London
SE1 7SR, United Kingdom.
Attn My Good Friend,
I am Barrister JOSEPH RICHMANN (Esq). I had a client who bears the same name
with you and a national of your Country who used to work with Mekon
Associates Company in London. On the 2nd of August 2003, my client, his wife
and their three children were involved in a car accident along Manchester
Express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my
client's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
over the internet, to locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence
I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money
left behind by my client before they got confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Finance House where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Finance House where the deceased had an account valued
at about US$20M has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin or have
the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over nine (9)
months now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$20M can be paid
to you and then you and I can share the money, 50% to me and 50% to you.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make, all I require is your honest co-operation 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.
please direct all replies to my personal email address(josephrichmann@yahoo.co.uk )Anticipating your prompt response.
Yours Sincerely,
BARR. JOSEPH RICHAMNN (ESQ).
Attorney-At-Law.
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