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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: "Peter Smith" <peter_vansmith2@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:25:02 -0400
Subject: Waiting for your mail.
Hello Friend,
I am Peter Van Smith; I was the personal attorney to Eng. John McPherson,
a national of your country who used to work with an oil servicing company
here in Amsterdam-Netherlands after which be referred to as my client.
Eng. John McPherson 65 years of age made a fixed deposit of fund Valued at
USD$18,500,000
(Eighteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) with a
Security Company Firm
here in Europe and unfortunately lost his life in an Egyptian charter plane
Boeing 737 which crashed
into the Red Sea early on January 3, 2004 shortly after taking off from the
resort of Sharm el-Sheikh,
killing all the 135 passengers and 13 crew members aboard. (View:
http://english.people.com.cn/200401/04/eng20040104_131791.shtml). He left
no clear beneficiary
as Next of Kin except some vital documents related to the deposit still in
my possession.
Recently, the governing body of the Security Company/Finance Firm contacted
me on this matter,
requesting that I should notify the next of kin of my late client to claim
the funds and I am yet
to provide the Next of Kin to make claims to the Fund. I know that my
client had no living next
of kin but I went ahead and made several inquiries to your embassy to
locate any of my late clients
extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful.
Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you, I seek your consent to
present you as the next
of kin so that my late client's fund will not be confiscated by the
Security Company. You and I will share
the money, you will be entitled to 50% of the total fund for your role as
the relative and next of kin of
my late client, 40% for me while 10% is to be marked out for any expenses
that will be incurred during
the clearance or process of transfer of the fund to your bank account.
Be informed that there is no risk involved as all necessary legal Document
which will be used to back
you up as the legal beneficiary and next of kin of my late client will be
procured. All I require is your
sincerity, honesty; co-operation and utmost good faith 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.
Kindly, get in touch with me by e-mail (peter_vansmith@yahoo.co.uk) or by
telephone (0031 642 717 716)
to discuss further. You may also send your telephone number so that I can
call you. Do not forget that a
transaction of this magnitude require utmost confidentiality and sincerity.
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