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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: "Direk Van Peeter " <direk_vanpeeter@yahoo.dk>
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 06:40:10 -1100
Subject:
Dear Friend,
I am Barrister Direk Van Peeter , a solicitor at law. I was the personal
attorney to Eng, John McPherson, a national
of your country who used to work with an oil servicing company here in
Amsterdam-Netherlands after which be
referred to as my client.
Eng, John McPherson 62 years of age made a fixed deposit of fund valued at
USD$14,500,000 (Fourteen Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) with a Security
Company/Finance Firm here in Europe and
unfortunately lost his life in an Egyptian charter plane Boeing 737 .which
crashed into the Red Sea early on
January 3 shortly after taking off from the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh,
killing all the 135 passengers and 13
crew members aboard, Ref: (View:
http://english.people.com.cn/200401/04/eng20040104_131791.shtml ). He
left no clear beneficiary as Next of Kin except some vital documents
related to the deposit still in my possession.
Recently, the governing body of the Security Company/Finance Firm contacted
me on this matter, requesting that I
should notify the next of kin of my late client to claim the funds and I am
yet to provide the Next of Kin to lay claims
to the Fund. I know that my client had no living next of kin but I went
ahead and made several inquiries to your
embassy to locate any of my late clients extended relatives but this has
proved unsuccessful. Under a clear and
legitimate agreement with you, I seek your consent to present you as the
next of Kin so that my late client's fund will not
be confiscated by the Security Company.
You and I can share the money, you will be entitled to 50% of the total
fund for your role as the relative and next of
kin of my late client, 40% for me while 10% is to be marked out for any
expenses that will be incurred during the
clearance or process of transfer of the fund to your bank account. Be
informed that there is no risk involved as all
necessary legal documents that will be used to back you up as the legal
beneficiary and next of kin of my late
client will be procured.
All I require is your sincerity, honesty, co-operation and utmost good
faiths to enable us see this deal through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.
Kindly, get in touch with me by my e-mail { direk_vanpeeter@yahoo.dk ) You
may also send your telephone number
so that I can call you. Do not forget that a transaction of this magnitude
require utmost confidentiality and sincerity. I
look forward to your urgent response.
Thank you,
Direk Van Peeter
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