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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: "fred briggs" <fredbriggs1965@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fredbriggs@myway.com
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 04:44:48 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
ST'JOHN CHAMBERS AND SOLICITORS
324 STELLA ANN WAY V/ISLAND
LAGOS NIGERIA
Telephone 234- 1-8121572
Email : legal_chambers4333@hotmail.com
RE: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE
OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET. I AM ASSURING
YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY.
I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU BY EMAIL DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS
TANSACTION.
I AM BARRISTER FRED BRIGGS OF ST" JOHN CHAMBERS AND SOLICTORS AN ATTORNEY TO
A FOREIGNER LATE MR. THOMPSON MORRIS RAMONS,THE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL
CONTACTORS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED,WHO DIED SIX YEARS AGO IN A GHASTLY AIR
CRASH AND HE BANKED WITH INVESTMENT CHARTERED BANK LONDON AND HAD A CLOSING
BALANCE OF TEN MILLION DOLLARS {$10M} WHICH THE BANK NOW UNQUESTIONABLY
EXPECTS IT TO BE CLAIMED BY ANY AVAIABLE FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE LATE
BENEFICIARY.
SINCE AFTER HIS DEATH, ALL THE EFFORTS BEING MADE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY
OF MR. THOMPSON MORRIS RAMONS FAMILY OR RELATIVES HAS NOT BEING SUCCESSFUL
AS HE HAD KNOW WIFE AND CHILDREN.
IT IS BECAUSE OF THE IMPOSSIBILITY TO LOCATE ANY OF HIS FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN
THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF THE INVESTMENT CHARTERED BANK LONDON HAS JUST
INFORMED ME THAT,SINCE I COULD NOT GET ANY OF THE FAMILY MEMBER OF MY
CLIENT,THATANARRANGEMENT HAD BEING MADE FOR THE FUNDS TO BE DECLARED
UNCLAIMABLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY BE DONATED TO AMERICA AND BRITISH GOVERNMENT
FOR THE REBUILDING AND RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ.
IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO
HAVE YOU STAND AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE LATE MR. THOMPSON MORRIS RAMONS SO
THAT THIS $10M WOULD BE TRANSFERRED AND PAID INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AS THE
FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN.
ALL PROVES TO ENABLE YOU RECEIVE THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AND
I AM ASSURING YOU OF A 100% RISK FREE INVOLVEMENT.
THIS FUND WILL BE SHARED AFTER IT HAS BEING TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN
THE FOLLOWING WAYS. {1} 35% OF THIS FUNDS WILL BE FOR YOU FOR ACTING AS THE
BENEFICIARY NEXT OF KIN OF THIS FUNDS.
{2} 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO REFUND TO BOTH PARTIES FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURED
IN THE COURSE OF THE TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
{3} 60% WILL BE FOR ME WHICH WILL BE USE FOR INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
IF THIS PROPOSAL IS OK BY YOU AND YOU DO NOT WISH TO TAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE OF
THE TRUST, KINDLY REACH ME IMMEDAITELY ONLY ON MY DIRECT PRIVATE EMAIL:
(fredbriggs@myway.com)
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
BARRISTER FRED BRIGGS.
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