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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: "Dr. Desmond Pedro" <des_pedro@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: des_pedro@myway.com
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:52:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FROM LATE ( Engr.George Anslinger)
Hello Harry Anslinger,
Please can i have your attention for a moment? I hope this mail doesn't
come to you as an embarrassment as i receive unsolicited mails sometimes.
The truth about it is that many individuals have failed to understand the
use for which the Internet is set for us to benefit, and therefore some
abuse the privilege.
This mail is strictly personal, intimate and confidential.There is no way for me
to know whether I will be properly understood,but it is my duty to write and
reach out to you. For I know that you can be trusted to handle this project
effectively without making me regret.
I am Mr Desmond Pedro a bank manager bank,and an account Officer to Late Engr.George Anslinger from your country,who used to work with Shell Oil and Gas Development Plc.On the 27th of February 2003 my client and his wife and two children were involved in the Lagos Ikeja military cantonment Bomb Blast which Engr.George Anslinger was killed along with his family and his friend Colonel Buba Maruwa, the then Governor of Lagos State. they both lost their lives.
PLEASE VIEW THESE WEBSITES BELOW TO CONFIRM
http://news.bbc.co.
uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.
uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his desendant
on the internet to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating his account before they
get confiscated or decleared as unserviceable by my Bank where i am the
Manager/of his account .Because of his huge deposit as i need you first
to agree in assisting me transfer it into your account before i can now
give you a comprehensive details of his account.
Particularly where the deceased had an account valued at about US$10.5
Million United State Dollars.My Bank has issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the 6 weeks.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4
years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased because you have the same last name with the deceased, so that the
proceeds of his account valued at US$10.5 Million Dollars can be paid to
you .
All I require is your UNDERSTANDING AND TRUST to enable us seeing this
deal 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 immediately with the following information stated below,
as there is no time
1, Your full name and address will be required
2. Your place and date of birth.
3. Your occupation.
4. Your direct telephone/fax number.
I await your soonest response to my private
Email:des_pedro@myway.com
Yours Faithfully.
Dr.Desmond Pedro
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