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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: "Robert Basil" <robert_basil004@msn.com>
Reply-To: barrister_robert77@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:03:01 +0000
Subject: RESPONSE IS NEEDED URGENTLY FOR MORE INFORMATION
FROM: BARR. ROBERT BASIL (ESQ)
ROBERT & ASSOSCIATES,
4 Albert
Embankments, London
SE1 7SR, United Kingdom.
email: barrister_robert77@yahoo.co.ukAttention: My Good Friend,
I am Barrister Robert Basil (Esq). I have a client who
bears the same last 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 of 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, 60% to me and 35% to you, while 5%
should be for expenses or tax as your government may
required. 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 get in touch with me by my secured and
confidential email address: barrister_robert77@yahoo.co.ukimmediately you acknowledge the
good receipt of this message.
Anticipating your prompt
response.
Yours Sincerely,
BARR. ROBERT BASIL (ESQ)
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