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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: WILLIAM SMITH <wiliamsmith@live.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:27:07 -0400
Subject: Good Day
SALVADOR & ASOCIADOS CHAMBERS.
Calle Paseo de Gracia
196 Valencia Spain.
WEBSITE: http://www.abogadoslfsp.com
Dear friend,
I would like to solicit your strictest confidence on a good business deal which will be of immense benefit to you and I, but before I go on it may interest you to know that I got your email address from the SPANISH NETWORK EXCHANGE online in respect to your position and good personality. Nevertheless, I was assured in confidence of your ability and reliability to prosecute a transaction of this magnitude, for the purpose of introduction - I am Barrister William Smith, a registered attorney here in Madrid and I am contacting you in regards to my late client. A financial expert who died in a bomb blast with his entire family in Iraq. My client was one of the financial experts that was involve to safe guard funds that was found in some containers in Iraq.
You can click on this BBC Web News below to understand what I am talking about. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm
However, before his sudden and untimely death he made a deposit of $12,000,000,00 US Dollars in Banco Banesto, for safe keeping and all the file record/documents are with me here in our law firm. Consequently, since he died none of his relative has come forward to claim this fund as the heir. I cross referenced his home town and all I found was nothing but loops. Sotherefore I kindly seek your permission to present you as a representative or his relation so that we can claim this funds since you bear thesame surname with him because the Bank will not release the money unless someone applies for claim as next-of-kin to the deceased as Indicated in their operating guidelines. Please I need your urgent co-operation on this issue because I do not want this money to go into the Bank Treasury. The Spanish banking policy and guideline stipulates that any unclaimed money belonging to a deceased person for the period of 5 years will be transferred into the Banks Treasury as an unclaimed debt.
Although I understand that a message like these could make anyone apprehensive and curious considering the fact that you do not know me in person, especially at this time when people are self-conscious due to the news that overflows with scams, money laundry and grotesque events around the world, but I assure you that my email to you is of good faith and 100% risk free because I am privy to all Information that will be use to facilitate the release of the funds into your account. So if you are willing to accept my proposal; please kindly reply my email by indicating your interest and give to me your direct phone/fax number for easy communication. Thereafter percentages and more information will be relayed to you on my next mail.
Best Regards,
Barrister William Smith ESQ
Cc: Solicitors Valencia Spain.
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