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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: "Robert Jackson" <robert6jackson@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: robertjackson@hotmail.ro
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 01:49:34 +0000
Subject: Personal Assistant
Dear Friend,
I am Robert Jackson a Liberian by Birth. I am the Personal Assistant to late
Mr Gerald Smith a foreigner (American), who was a contractor to African
Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria. On the 31st
October, 1999,Mr Gerald Smith and his wife Barbara were involved in a Plane
crash on Egypt Air Flight 990 in one of their numerous trips.
Unfortunately they both lost their lives in the plane crash.Since then I
have made several enquiries to the American Embassy here and the home
address he filled in his file to locate any of his extended relatives
are not valid.Since I have never been to the U.S ,everything has proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to use
the Internet to locate any member of his family, but to no
avail, hence I contacted you. I contacted you to assist in repartrating the
money and property left behind by Mr Gerald Smith before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge
money is deposited. Particularly, the bank where the deceased had an account
valued at about US$30M (thrity million dollars). Consequently,the bank
issued me a notice to provide the next-of- kin which was his wife or have
the account confiscated according to the law. Since I have been unsuccessful
in locating the relatives for over 3 years now,I seek your consent to
present you as the next-of-kin of the deceased since you are also a
foreigner so that the proceeds of
this account valued at US$30M can be paid to you and I.
We shall share the money thus: 70% to me and 25% to you, while 5% will be
used to re-imburse any expenses that might be incurred on both ends and to
service the tax that might be incurred in your country. I have all the
necessary legal documents that will be adjusted to
favour you and 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.
Please contact me on my direct email-robertjackson@email.com.
Yours Sincerely,
Robert Jackson
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