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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: "BARRISTER DAN JOHNSON" <barrdanjohnson@barristerdanjohnson.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 01:05:36 +0000
Subject: CLAIM AS NEXT OF KIN
FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER DAN JOHNSON,
CHAMBERS ESQ.
ADDRESS: 103 MURPHY ROAD AKRA GHANA
EMAIL: barr_danjohnson2005@yahoo.com
GOOD DAY,
I am Barr.Dan Johnson, solicitor and notary public,the personal attorney to
Mr.Mark, Who is a national of your country.On the 21st of April 2002, my
client, his wife and their only son were involved in a car accident along
Accra / Kumasi express road.Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the
event of the accident, since then i have made several enquiries to locate
any of my clients extended relatives and 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 contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where my client lodged these huge deposits.Particularly, the
bank where the deceased had an account valued at about (US$7.5million )U.S
dollars. Consequently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confiscated within a short time.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over some years
now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you share the same surname so that the proceeds of the account valued
at US$7.5million can be paid to you for both of us to share the funds; 60%
to me and 35% 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 backup the claim,in lieu of the above,i also want to inform you of
the need to make preparations to go to Amsterdam,Holland where the security
company maintains an offshore remmittance claims center where clientel from
Europe and America recieve all deposits made in their favour.All I require
is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under alegitimate arrangementthat
will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me
through my e-mail to enable us discuss further,or better still let me have
your contact telephone numbers for oral details as we progress.
Thanks for your kind co-operation
Barr.Dan Johnson.
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