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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: "STEVE MARTIN" <steve01_martin@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: steve01_martin@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 17:50:43 -0700
Subject: RE UTMOST RESPONSE
Dear friend
I believe you can handle this offer confidentially.
I am Barrister Steve Martins a Lawyer based in United Kingdom. I am the
Personal Attorney to Akira Fujishima a Japannesse businessman who used
to work as a Director with Shell Development Company, London - U.K.
Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.
y client, his wife and their two children were
involved in the recent car bomb blast in London. Since then I have made
several inquiries to their embasy to locate any of my late clients
extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the
Internet to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by
my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
Security Company where this huge deposits were lodged, which will be
disclosed to you in reciept of your positive response to my letter, the
total sum
is £10 Million Pounds.
The search for the deceased next-of-kin became imperative since the
Finance House has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives,
I seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin of the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued £10 Million Pounds
can be paid to you after which we can then invest the procceds into a
profitable business. I have all necessary legal documents that can be
used to back up any claim we may make.
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.
Please
get in touch with me through my private Telephone -+447040129409 and
Fax:+447092865823 for more brief. I also need your private mobile,
phone/fax number so that I can contract you as well.
I look forward to your urgent and positive response.
Best regards,
Steve Martins
Attorney @ law
Tel: -+447040129409
Fax: +447092865823
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