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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 chan <baristerchan@chleaongassociatechambers.net>
Reply-To: info-chan@lycos.com
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:26:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT
FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER CHAN LEONG, WISMA CENTRAL, 50450 KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA.
Dear Jolanda Hofman,
Bearing in mind the nature of the content of this letter coming from a person without any referral, I apologize for any inconvenience, but please read and objectively consider if we can work together. I am Barrister Chan Leong, a legal practitioner, this involves a foreign client of mine,who died of heart-related illness,and was having domiciliary account as a foreign businessman here in Malaysia that has remained dormant for three years now with Nine million six hundred US dollars (US$9.6m) in it.
My late client died without a [WILL], hence the money is floating and if I do not remit this money out urgently to a foreign account since my late client is a foreigner, it will be forfeited for nothing as the bank was sold on Monday, 19 September 2007 to another bank. Currently, the present management of the bank is at the point of finalizing all transactions before fully handling over to the new management which is an added advantage to perfect this transaction. For the fact that i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over three year now. Recently, the Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated, i seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased.
I am writing you so that we can work together to remit the money to you as the next of kin, because you happen to share the same last name with my late client, and this money belongs to a foreigner and has to be claimed by a foreigner. I have already developed a lagal proof and total risk free means through which the fund can be released to the next of kin as presented by me within a short period if time, after due documentation and authentication process.
The strategy is to use my position and influence as the lawyer of the late deceased to present you as the next of kin and beneficiary of the deposit fund, so that the proceeds of the account can be paid to you. I shall ensure that all relevant information and legal documents that may be needed to actualize this transaction will be provided. All i require from you is your honest and cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I am willing to give you 40% of the money,and 60% will be for me.
As soon as I hear from you, and upon your strong assurance and confirmation to partner with me, I shall then start to processing of the transfers without further delay. I guarantee you that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please contact me at once to indicate your interest.
Sincerely yours,
Barrister Chan Leong Esq.
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