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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: DAVID TORRESS <dtores01@aim.com>
Reply-To: dtores02@aim.com
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:02:15 +0200
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSED IS NEEDED
Attn: Sir/Madam,
I got your contact in course of my inquiry to locate relations of my =
Deceased Client who died with his family in a plane crash on 15th August =
2005.Please I need your assistance to repatriate the sum of US$7.5M which my =
Deceased Client left behind in a Finance Company. The finance company in =
possession of the deposit that contains this fund has been asking me to =
provide the next of kin since his demise and they are threatening to =
confiscate the deposit as "Unclaimed Deposit". Rather leaving the fund =
confiscated; based on the fact that you share the same last name with my =
Deceased Client I seek your consent and assistance to nominate you as my =
Deceased Client's Relation under legal process and risk free to repatriate =
the fund as I have the jurisdiction as the Deceased's P.A to testify the =
Deceased's Relationship with you.
Also I have the documents to complete the transaction. What I require is =
your willingness to assist me and to treat the transaction as a personal =
confidential matter until the conclusion.your email response that should =
include your most
confidential Full names, telephone number and your mailing or residential =
address. All necessary information that you will need to know, I will provide =
to you once i hear from you. .Email me to my private box :dtores02@aim.com
Regards,
David Torress
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