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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: "greg_martins" <greg_martins@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 04:07:44 -0600
Subject: NEXT OK KIN
NEXT OK KIN
Dear friend,
Grant me the indulgence of contacting you in this respect. I am Mr.
GREG MARTINS ESQ., a solicitor and advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa.
I am writing to solicit your cooperation with a view to using you to
apply and claim Insurance compensation due to my Client Mr.Willy Michael who died intestate in a road mishap in 2004.
All efforts to trace the Next of Kin to My client has proved abortive,
hence my recourse to you before the claim becomes statute Barred (limitation of action Law) The amount of compensation is $7,200.000.00(Seven million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).
This money has already been released and deposited in a bank/finance
house pending when the next of kin will emerge. So once you declare your interest, I will then go ahead to tell you all the necessary things required to conclude this transaction smoothly without any problem.
It might interest you to know that all the title documents that will
facilitate the easy claim of this money is with me.
If you are willing to partner with me, kindly get back to me by just
sending your private telephone/fax numbers to enable me open communication with you.
Please do contact me through my private e-mail:
greg_martins01@hotmail.com
Yours Faithfully.
Mr. GREG MARTINS ESQ
greg_martins01@hotmail.com
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