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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: "Jack Roberts" <jackroberts_5@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 14:32:56 +0000
Subject: Please respond / Next of kin to Sparman
Dear Sparman,
I am sorry for the embarrassment this mail might cause you, as we have not
met before. I am Barrister Jack Roberts, a solicitor at law, I am the
personal attorney to Engineer Edward Sparman, who used to work with Shell
Oil Johanesbourg.
Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2002, my
client, his wife and their children were involved in a car accident along
Soweto Mutila express Road while arriving from Easter Holiday to Port
Elizabeth. All occupant of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives, since
then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended
relatives this has proved unsuccessful.
I came across your name and contact, while I was searching for Edward's
relations, but my search was unsuccessful, so I contacted you for this
project. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and
properties left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the finance house where these funds were deposited.
Particularly, the Bank were the deceased has an account valued $USD10
Million Dollars, last year issued me a 12 months notice to provide the Next
of Kin or have the fund consignment confiscated, and this ultimatum expires
by next month.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceed of this deposit valued
at $USD10 Million Dollars can be released to you and then you and I can
share the money, 50% for me 45% for you, and the remaining 5% will be for
expenses and tax.
Please, find attached, picture of the funds as was taken by my client before
it was deposited at the bank, because he made the money in one of the Oil
deals he had with our Oil Minister. Also is the family picture of Engr.
Edward. This is just to proof to you that my proposal is genuine.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this business
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Get in touch with me through my email address so that we can proceed.
Sincerely yours,
Barrister Jack Roberts.
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