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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: Mr.Robin Gibbs <attorneyhome@oued.info>
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:13:51 +0100
Subject: Good Morning
ATTN: Concerning the Estate of Mr,Colin McRae..
MY DEAR PARTNER,
I am Mr. Robin Gibbs of Robin Gibbs & Chambers Germany. This mail is written =
and intended to solicit your assistance to be presented as NEXT OF KIN to my =
Late Client. My Deceased Client Colin McRae,39, Scottish. He has a Deposit =
valued at $2.8M ,Two Million,Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars =
Only with a Finance House here in Europe. He unfortunately lost his life and =
that of his son aboard AS350B2 Squirrel Helicopter G-CBHL , which Crashed in =
a thick wooded area on the grounds of his Lanark home in Scotland on Sept 16, =
2007.
All efforts by me to trace his Next of Kin proved abortive because he did not =
make any will prior to his death. The Governing Body of the Finance House has =
contacted me on this matter and I am yet to provide the Next of Kin to lay =
claims to the Fund.Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you,I shall =
seek your consent to be presented as the next of Kin so that my late Client's =
Fund will not be confiscated by the Finance House.
I propose a sharing formula of 25% for you ,70% for investment while 5% is =
for any expenses incurred if you will agree to stand in as the next of kin =
and have the funds deposited into any account that you will provide. Please =
make available to me your Phone numbers and fax, your full names and address, =
your job description and title so that i can start the process of =
documentation in your favour.
Thank you very much for your anticipated co-operation.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Robin Gibbs
Tel/Fax:-+4930484989638/+4930484983148
For,Robin Gibbs & Chambers Germany
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