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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: 042015197 <maozedong005@live.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:57:58 +0100
Subject: Attention,
BARRISTER. Henry Mao Zedong
TMN PERAK, CHERAS
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.
TEL: +60102034548
EMAIL:maozedong005@live.com
Attention,
I am Barrister Henry Mao Zedong, an attorney at law. I discovered your email
and information through comprehensive web email search on directory so I
decided to contact you. I know this sounds like a scam because of lot of
activities going on the internet. But I assure you that this is real.
A deceased client of mine, who hereinafter shall be referred to as my
client, died as the result of a heart-related condition on the 11 November
2001. His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his
family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf near Bahrain Aired
August 23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported on:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html
I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my
client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where
this deposit valued at Ten Million Six Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars. ($10,600,000.00 USD). Is lodged. This bank has issued a notice to
contact the next of kin, or the account will be confiscated.
My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
next-of-kin and beneficiary of my named client, so that the proceeds of this
account can be paid to you. Then we can share the amount on a mutually
agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents to back up your claim as my
client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. This will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from many breach of the
law.
This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from many breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your
moral values, do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore
you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary
confidential, whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response.
Please contact me at once to indicate your interest. I will like you to
acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via my private
EMAIL: ( maozedong005@live.com ) and treat with absolute
confidentiality and sincerity. I look forward to your quick reply.
Also include your phone number when contacting me to enable me call you and
speak with you.
Best regards,
Barrister Henry Mao Zedong
TEL: +60102034548
Attorney at Law
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