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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: "prof charles" <barr_johnmark@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 16:53:55 +0000
Subject: NEXT OF KIN BENEFICIARY
From: BARR JOHN MARK(ESQ)
JOHNMARK & ASSOSCIATES,
4 Albert Embankments, London
SE1 7SR, United Kingdom.
ATTENTION: ,
I am Barrister JOHN MARK, the personal Attorney to a foreigner who
bears the same Last Name with you and he used to work with Mekon
Associates Company here in London. On the 2nd of August 2003, my
client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car
accident along Manchester Express Road.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then
I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my
client’s extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
over the internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail,
hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind
by my client before they got confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the Finance House where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Finance House where the deceased had an account
valued at about US$20M has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-
kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official
working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over nine (9) months now, I seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued
at US$20M can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money;
60% to me and 35% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as
your government may required.
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 transaction 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 first by my secured and confidential email
ddress:barr_johnmark@yahoo.co.in immediately you Acknowledge the
good receipt of this message.
Anticipating your prompt response.
Yours Sincerely,
BAR. JOHN MARK ESQ.
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