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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: Charles Ukeh <ukehcharles_associates1960@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 03:11:28 -0800 (PST)
Subject: NEXT OF KIN SIR.
Dear Sir,
My name is Barrister Charles Ukeh. I want to use this medium after going through your profile to seek for your assistance in a business transaction which is of mutual benefit.
A foreigner named late Engr. Adam van den Heiden who was an Oil Merchant/Contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development Company until his death in an ill fated plane crash UTA Flight 141 on Thursday 25th December, 2003 in Cotonou along the coast of West Africa, had a balance of USD$27.5million with the Union Bank Plc and the bank now expects any of his available next of kin to claim.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm
To this regard, I am contacting you being the lawyer to the deceased as I have been directed by the Board of Trustees of the deceased bank to look for the deceased next of kin, which I have done and found out that he has no next of kin which means that these funds will be lost to the government.
In order to avert this development, I seek your indulgence to have you stand as the deceased next of kin so that the funds will be subsequently transferred and paid into your foreign account. On indicating your interest, all documents and proofs to enable you get this funds will be carefully worked out and we are assuring you a 100% risk free transaction. You are to compensate us with whatever you wish to upon receipt of the funds. If this proposal is okay by you, and you wish to take advantage of the trust bestowed on you, kindly contact me with this e-mail address to enable me furnish you with relevant details to this transaction.
Your telephone number and Fax number would be necessary for effective communication.
Best regards,
Charles Ukeh (Esq.)
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