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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: "Mark White" <markwhite@zipmail.com.br> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mkwhite@box.az
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 13:42:22 +0100
Subject: It is obvious
From :Barrister Mark White
I am Barrister Mark White (UK) the legal attorney to Senator Paul Wellstone
of the United States.
It is obvious that this proposal will not come to you as a suprise since
there are tales about the internet. but need not to worry as i am using the only secured and confidential medium available to
seek for foreign assistance in a huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to the two of us.
This business request may seem strange, but I crave your indulgence
and pray you view it seriously as I am convinced that you would be capable to provide me with a solution to a money transfer.
On the 25th of October 2002, my client, Senator Paul Wellstone,
his wife Sheila and daughter, and five others were involved in a fatal Plane Crash traveling to northern Minnesota.
He died in the midst of one of the most hard-fought senate races
of the mid-term campaign, battling to retain a seat which the Republicans have targeted in order to win back control of the senate.
Unfortunately they all lost their lives including other people in the
Plane.Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my
clients extended relatives since his only dauther who he has placed as
his next of kin was also a victim but this has prooved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his
relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but also to
no avail, hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in
repartrating the money valued at about US$9.3Million (Nine Million
Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)lying in a bank in europe
and property left behind by my client since my search to locate any of his
relatives has prooved unsuccessful and his bank has given a mandate to
me to bring fought a member of his family or any of his next of kin to claim the
money and properties left behind by my client which if not met with will confisticate
his money and assets and send them to the banks treasury as unclaimed since the
funds are now lying in the suspence account of the bank.
It is for this reason i write to seek your consent to present you
as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account
valued at US$9.3Million (Nine Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
will be paid into your account and then you and I can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you,
while 5% should be for expenses,tax as your government may require.
All necessary legal documents that will back you up in this claim shall be
prepared by me as the legal attorney and submits it to the bank for
immediate release of the money and assets to you as the deceased
next of kin .All I require of you is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law as this transaction is
100% risk free .
If you are interested, please reply immediately via my private email
address below, upon your responses, I shall provide you with more details
that will help you understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Upon your receipt of this mail message, send to me the following
to enable me start the processing of the fund transfer:
1.) Your full name and address.
2.) Your private / official telephone and fax number.
Awaiting your Urgent Reply via my private email: mkwhite@box.az /
or call me on my private telephone number: +44 704 0101561
Thanks and God bless,
Barrister Mark white
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