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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: "MR ANTONIO LUCAS" <lucasantonio@excite.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 18:29:56 +0200
Subject: VERY URGENT
MR ANTONIO LUCAS
TEL:00-34-638735321
EMAIL:antoniolucas@excite.com
I am MR .ANTONIO LUCAS....., the personal accounting officer to MR TANAKA..., a national of your country, who used to work with REPSOL COMPANY in Spain. On the 21st of April 1999, my customer, his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident along Barcalona express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my customers extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his surname 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 customers before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the BANCO SANTANDER HISPANO where the deceased had an account valued at about 12.5million euros has issued me a notice as his accounting officer to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same surname so that the proceeds of this account valued at 12.5million euros can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require 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.
Do please contact me with this email address .antoniolucas@excite.com <mailto:.antoniolucas@excite.com>. Tel:00-34-638735321....to enable us discuss further.
Best regards,
Mr.Atonio Lucas.....................
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