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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.Nellson Bedi" <nellson000@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: nellson777@yahoo.co.in
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:20:38 +0100
Subject: From Mr.Nellson Bedi
Barrister Nellson Bedi(Esq.)
5-9 Constitution Cresent Avenue
Dakar-Senegal
21st May,2005.
Attention:President/CEO
I am Barrister Nellson Bedi (Esq.), a Senegalese Solicitor & Financial Attorney/Consultant. I was the personal attorney to late Mr. Fredrick Caffaro who died among many others in a car accident along Sicap Express Road, in Dakar Senegal. Before his death, he was an expatriate mining consultant. Mr. Fredrick Caffaro here-in-after referred as my client was also a category "A" contractor for Senegalese National Petroleum Corporation .
Mr. Fredrick Caffaro satisfactorily executed some contracts for Senegalese National Petroleum Corporation and the sum of Ten million, five hundred thousand United States of American Dollars is an outstanding debt owe to him for years by the Corporation.
Unfortunetely, it is after his death that Contract Award & Suppervisory Committee of the
Petroleum Corporation approved his payment and sent notification to my chambers in accordance with my client's instructions-that any correspondence in respect to his dealings with the Petroleum Corporation must go through my chambers. The Petroleum Corporation has consequently asked me to contact his next of kin to claim his outstading contract fee owe to him.
All attempts to trace his next of kin(s) were fruitless. I also discovered that Mr.Fredrick
Caffaro did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents.
I am contacting you based on that official letter I received from the Petroleum Corporation which also informs that Senegalese law states that at the expiration of 5(five) years the money will revert to the ownership of the Senegalese Government if I do not confirm the next of kin to claim the fund.
Search in the internet with his name to trace his relations was without success. Consequently,
my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Fredrick
Caffaro so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not go into the hands of corrupt
government officials who will share the money if not claimed.
Note that this transaction is simple and risk free because I will provide expert legal
services/documentations that will guarantee and authenticate you as the true next of kin. I wish to point out that after the claims, I would want 20% of this money to be shared among some charity organizations, while the remaining 80% is shared equally between us.
Most importantly, I would also require your assistance towards investing my share in your country or anywhere as you may advice. If you are interested, please contact me immediately with your full name/address,
telephone/fax numbers and photograph page of your interational passport or driver's licence. Upon your response, I shall provide you with more details and how we shall proceed with this claims. I expect you to observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be profitable for both of us.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks & Regards
Barrister Nellson Bedi
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