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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: "Barr Dean Knowles" <barr_deanchambers@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 06:54:29 -1000
Subject: Attention:
Brick Court Chambers
7-8 Essex Street
London WC2R 3LD.
ATTN: MD/CEO,
I solicit for your good refine temperament on this unwarranted mail, but
hope you will consider it worth giving attention.
I am barrister Dean Knowles, member of Brick Court Chambers London, call
into bar in 1995, Areas of Practice Commercial Law, Insurance and
Reinsurance, Banking, Commercial Judicial Review. I am, the Personal
Attorney to a Foreign Contractor, who worked with a Multi-national Oil Firm
in London. On the 11th of September 2001, my Client, a Mexican National,
late Engineer Michael Creek, An oil Merchant / Contractor with the Barclays
Bank, until His Death Three years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to
American airlines flight 11, from Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles,
California, crashed into the North Tower Of the World Trade Center with 92
people on board. All occupants of the Aeroplane unfortunately lost their
lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to Your Embassy to locate
any of my late clients 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 decided to contact you. I have contacted you to assist me
in repatriating the money left behind by my late client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposit
were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued
at about US$25.8 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or have the account confiscated within the next twenty Official
working days. 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 to
the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $25.8 million
dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can share this money. 65% to
me and 30% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government
may require, I have all necessary legal documents that can be used 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. Get in touch with me via my
private email: attorney_deanknowles@yahoo.co.uk to enable us discuss on the
modalities and process for the success of this transaction.
Feel free to make your interest known, as your response will be appreciated.
And
I will like to have your Phone and fax number for smooth communication, as
Internet might not be too confident in important business information.
Regards.
Mr. Dean Knowles
Brick court Chambers
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