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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: "sourou5 Gazeta.pl" <sourou5@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:40:10 +0200
Subject: How are you?
Good day,
I am Barrister Sourou Nelson the Personal Attorney to a Foreign Contractor
late DICK VAN DER VERSTEEG,who was also an importer of multinational brand
products into Benin Republic.who died On the 21st of April 2001,my late
client is a Netherlands National.
I have made several enquiries to the Embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives,and this has proved unsuccessful.Since then 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 funds left behind by
my late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
Bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly,the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about US$
27 Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin,relatives so
that the funds left will be transferred or have the account confiscated
within the next twenty official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for over 7
years 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$27 Million can be
paid to you and then you and I can share this money. 65% to you and 30% to
me,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.
All I require is your honesty and co-operation to enable us see this deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.
I will want you to send to me on your return email the following information
for the funds transfer in your favour.
1. Your full names
2. Your contact address
3. The name of bank you wish we will use in receiving the funds successfully
4. The complete address of the bank
5. Your private phone and fax numbers where we will be
communicating to each other.
I will want you to send your reply to my private email:
sourou_nelson@latinmail.com
I await your kind response.
Regards,
Barrister Sourou Nelson
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