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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: "BARR.AHMED HASSAN (ESQ)" <ahmed2hassan@zwallet.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hassanahmed_pcb_plc@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 21:21:29 +0100
Subject: BEQUEST NOTIFICATION
AHMED HASSAN & ASSOCIATES
67 AVENUE YENNENGA, BP 1903 01
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO
E-MAIL: ahmed2hassan@zwallet.com,
hassanahmed_pcb_plc@yahoo.com
NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST
Sir
I am Barrister Ahmed Hassan, solicitor and persona Attorney to Dr. J.Edward from Australia, Who worked with TOTAL Petroleum Prospecting Company in the Republic Of Burkina Faso, Here in after referred to as my client. Please treat this as highly confidential. On the 27th of November 2001, my client, his wife and their three Children were involved in a car accident along Bobodiolasso Express road, OUAGADOUGOU and all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then, several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relative have also proved unsuccessful. Hence, after these several unsuccessful attempts, 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 repatriating the money and Property left behind by my client before they get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the SECURITIES FIRM where this deposit was lodged.
The SECURITIES FIRM IN EUROPE where the deceased had This family deposited fund valued at US $12.3 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next 14 WORKING days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the Relatives for over ONE year now, I seek your consent To present you as the next of kin of the deceased to have the same family relation so that the proceeds of this account valued at US $12.3 million dollars can be paid To you and then you and I can share the money. 60% To me and 35% to you (NEGOTIABLE) AND 5% will be set aside for Contingency expenses. All I require is your honest Cooperation to enable us see this project through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law. You are sincerely required to contact me urgently If you are in position to honestly cooperate with me in this regard. Please reply to this mail: ahmed2hassan@zwallet.com or hassanahmed_pcb_plc@yahoo.com for security Reasons.
This is to avoid my junior partners from having knowledge of this matter.
Best regards,
Barr. Ahmed Hassan (esq.)
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