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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: "Gary Smith" <power_serve@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: garysmith01@lawyer.com
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 08:42:25 -0700
Subject:
Gary Smith Chambers
Solicitor & Advocates
(Notary Public & Accredited Solicitor)
Dear Sir,
I am Barrister Gary Smith, a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr. Maguire Boonstra, a national of your country, who used to work with Shell Development Company.
On the 21st of April 2003, my client, Mr. Maguire Boonstra, his wife and their only daughter were involved in an auto accident, all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to you for your assistance because you are from same country with my late client.
However, my reason of contacted you, is that I want you to assist me in recovering the fund my late client deposited in a bank which valued at US$12.5 million before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the concnern bank where this huge amount were deposited.
Please I only take this step due to the last message I received from the bank by given me a final notice to provide the NEXT OF KIN of my late client to come forward for the claim or have the account confiscated within the next twenty-one official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives of my late client for over 2 years now, I seek the consent to present you as the NEXT OF KIN to the deceased since you are from same country, so that I can process all the necessary documents on your name while the bank would proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest and cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law and it's 100% RISK FREE.
Please, if you are interested, you can get in touch with me through the email address (garysmith01@lawyer.com) and please forward your Telephone, mobile phone and fax numbers for easy communication. I shall however forward the final notice which I received from the bank and my international passport to you in order to proof the legitimate of this transaction to you humble-self once you indicate your interest.
Best Regard,
Barrister Gary Smith.
Legal Head.
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