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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: "KELLY EKE" <kellyeke16@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kellyeke@myway.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:34:57 -0700
Subject: VERY PRIVATE
Dear Sir
Firstly, not to cause you embarrassment, I am
Barrister Kelly Eke,A Solictor of law and the personal lawyer to late
Mr.John Michelle a National of France, who used to be a private contractor
with the shell Petroleum Development Company in Saudi Arabia, herein after
shall be referred
to as my client. On the 21st of April 2001, he and his wife with their three
children were involved in an auto crash, all occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then, I have made several enquiries with his
country's embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this
has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I
decided to
contact you with this business partnership proposal. Ihave contacted you to
assist in repatriating a huge amount of money left behind by my client
before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Finance/Security Company where these huge deposit was
lodged.
The deceased had a deposit valued presently at $15.8
million ( Fifteen Million,eight Hundred Thousand United State Dolars) and
the Company has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin or
Beneficiary by Will otherwise have the account confiscated within the next
sixty official
working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over two
years now, I seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin / Will
Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of
this account valued
at $15.8 Million US dollars can be paid to you. This
will be disbursed
or shared in these percentages, 60% to meand 40% 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, Confidentiality
and Trust to
enable
us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that
this will be
executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of
the law.
You can contact me through this my personal mail :
kellyeke14myway.com
Please get in touch with me urgently by As I am
presently in the
Republic
of England. And please provide me the
following;
1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number
3. Your Contact Address.
This is to enable me commence immediate preparation of
all legal
document that will back up our claim.Your urgent
response will be highly
anticipated and appreciated.
Best regards,
kelly Eke.
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