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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: BARRISTER FRANK WILLIAMS <law_frankwilliams34@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <law_frankwilliams001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:33:09 +0000
Subject: JURGEN BANK DEPOSIT
FROM THE DESK OF :-BARRISTER FRANK WILLIAMS(QC)18 GREAT RUSSELL STREETLONDON WC1 B3NN,UNITED KINGDOM.
EMAIL: law_frankwilliams001@yahoo.co.uk
ATTENTION: DEAR JURGEN ,I AM BARRISTER FRANK WILLIAMS, A QUEEN'S COUNSEL(QC) OF LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM.I AM THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO MR. RICHARD.W.JURGEN, A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO USED TO WORK WITH ASHLAND OIL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM.ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 2001, MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THEIR FOUR CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG M1 DUAL CARRIAGE WAY.ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES. SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY HERE TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL. I DECIDED TO TRACK HIS LAST NAME OVER THE INTERNET TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY HENCE I CONTACTED YOU. I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN RECOVERING THE FUND VALUED AT £7,750,000 GBP (SEVEN MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND BRITISH POUND STERLING ONLY) WHICH IS PRESENTLY AN EQUIVALENT OF ABOUT US$15.5 MILLION US DOLLARS ONLY) LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE IT GETS CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THIS HUGE AMOUNT WAS DEPOSITED. THE SAID BANK HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT 21 (TWENTY ONE) OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS. SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW,I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED SINCE YOU HAVE THE SAME SINGLE NAMES, SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT CAN BE PAID TO YOU FOR OUR MUTUAL INTEREST. FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND INVOLVEMENT , WE HAVE DECIDED THAT YOU KEEP 40% OF THE TRANSFER AMOUNT,WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR US HERE IN LONDON. I HAVE ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION AND CAN PROMPTLY SECURE ALL VITAL LEGAL DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR THE TIMELY EXECUTION OF THIS TRANSFER. ALL I REQUIRE FROM YOU IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH. I ALSO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.
PLEASE KINDLY SEND ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO ENABLE ME SUBMIT ALL RELEVANT APPLICATION TO THE PROBATE REGISTRY AND THE BANK FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY TO YOU:
1. FULL NAME:
2. AGE:
3. OCCUPATION:
4 ADDRESS:
5. PRIVATE TELEPHONE NO(S): I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE VIA MY PRIVATE EMAIL: law_frankwilliams001@yahoo.co.ukBAST REGARD
FRANK WILLIAMS ( QC)
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