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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: borden lee <borden_008@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: borden_10@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:28:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Proposal
Dear, Mos Fred
crave your indulgence knowing, that this my letter will be a surprise to you I am AarunLee.A.Borden,an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine,by name Mr.Paul Fred
,Who here in after shall be referred to as my client, he died as the result of a heart-related condition on the 11th November, 2005. His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf Near Bahrain Aired August 23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported on
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html
I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit valued at US4.5 million dollars is lodged.
This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account will be confiscated. My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my named client, since you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.
This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral values,do accept my apology. Please contact me at once to indicate your interest.you can also contact me with this my alternative Email Address:(borden_10@hotmail.com)
RESPECTEFULY,
BARR.LEE.A.BORDEN(ESQ)
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