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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: "AUSTEN SMITH" <austensmith_chambersandassociate@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: austensmith_chambersandassociate@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 12:57:19 -0800
Subject: I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING
BARRISTER AUSTEN SMITH CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATES
223 TOOTHON BROAD WAY,
CAPE TOWN,
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL;-+27732270410
FAX +27732755135
EMAIL: austensmith_chambersandassociate@yahoo.com
Dear Sir/Madam,
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS UNDERSTANDING
I am Barrister Austen Smith (Esq.), a solicitor at law
operating under the laws of the South African government.
I am the personal attorney to Engr McCann Baker, a
native of your country, who lived in Cape Town South African since 1972
and who was until his dismiss my client.
As his legal cancel, my chambers early last month
was requested to furnish his bank with details of his
next of kin to enable them effect payment accordingly.
since my client died on a ghastly motor accident with
all the members of his family and all concerted
efforts to locate close relations failed we were
unable to accent to the banks request. Thus need for
contacting you, to genuinely and sincerely solicit
your understanding in claiming his estate including
sum of money including accrued interest in his fixed
deposit account to prevent confiscation and possible
declaration of his account as non serviceable by the
bank with whom this money was deposited i.e. The
First National Bank plc, Republic Of South Africa.
The amount involve is $8,567,000.00 (Eight Million Five
Hundred and sixty thousand United States Dollars),
the bank management has issued me a notice to provide
the Next of Kin, or have the account confisticated and
declared abandoned.
This amount can be transferred to you by legitimate
inheritance provision of the Republic Of South Africa, as my
client Next of Kin. This sum of money can thereafter
be mutually disbursed by an agreed percentage. All
legal documents, to back up your claim as the deceased
Next of kin, will be made available by my chambers as
witness to your status lawful inheritor.
Finally be reassured that this transaction will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the laws of this
country or your country.
Please indicate your willingness to corporate in this
understanding by forwarding your full contact detail
Awaiting your prompt response
Regards,
Austen Smith
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