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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: davidparson@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 12:31:44 -0700
Subject: Standard Bank London Ltd (Very urgent)

Standard Bank London Ltd
5th Floor Cannon Bridge House
25 Dowgate Hill London
EC4R 2SB United Kingdom

From: Mr.David parson.

Dear Sir,

I am Mr.David parson. an account officer to Late Mr. N.
POTTER, a national of your country, who used to work with a
Development/Construction Company Chelsea Construction
Company here in London. On 21st April 2001, our late
customer Mr. N. POTTER, was involved in a ghastly motor
accident with his family northwards to Leeds during which
he lost his life with his wife and two Children.

Unfortunately, since we got the information about his sudden
death and the ugly incident that occurred, the management
of my bank made several enquiries to locating any of his
extended relatives who can stand as his Next of Kin to
inherit an estate he left behind in our custody but all
these several efforts also proved unsuccessful and yielded
no results. As his personal account officer/mentor, I also
made concerted efforts aimed at locating a possible Next of
Kin to my deceased client but my personal endeavors also
turned futile.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
contacted you. What I actually want to do is to present you to my bank as
a Next of Kin to the deceased Client of mine to enable us place
claims on a total sum of (£3.6.Million pounds), he
deposited in my good bank for safekeeping before his
untimely death. I am contacting you to assist in
repatriating the stated sum he left behind before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.

This intension becomes very urgent due to the fact that the
banking laws and policy here in London stipulates and
provides that if such funds remains unclaimed after three
years, that the Bank is legally empowered to freeze such
accounts and the fund transferred into the Federal Reserve
Account as unclaimed Funds. Recently the Standard Bank
London Ltd issued a notice of confiscation, as the account
had remained unserviceable since 2001, I was subsequently
given a mandate of 21 official Banking days to produce a
Next of Kin to the deceased or consider the Account frozen.

Due to time contain and the fact that I was unsuccessful in
locating any relative to my Client, I then wish to seek
your consent to present you as the Next of kin to the
deceased client of mine so that the proceeds of this account valued at
(£3.6.Million pounds) can be released through you for our
general benefit instead of allowing his sweat get lost in
the Bank.

Be informed that I have in my possession all necessary
information that we shall require to back-up our claims. I
shall furnish you with further details as soon as you have
indicated your interest to render the desired
assistance. Feel free to contact me on my private email
address stated as follow( Davidparson@slucia.com ) to enable us commence
actions
on this deal instantly. Your genuine/honest cooperation is
required to enable us achieve this purpose; I guarantee
that the entire transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangements.

Thanks
Yours truly,
Mr.David parson.



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