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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: <abz@abz.com>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 08:17:40 -0500
Subject: MY REQUEST.
Good day.
I am Barrister. Jonathan Dingle, lawyer to late Mr.Morris Thompson who
lost his life in plane crash involving Alaska Airline's Flight 261, which
crashed on January 31st.2000,including his wife and only daughter. Mr.
Morris Thompson
aged 61 hailed from Fairbanks, Alaska in United States of America.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
Before the demise of my client, he disclosed to me his account
status,which amounted to $10.5million (Ten million five hundred thousand
american dollars).
He also handed over to me some vital copies of documents regarding this
fund In london.
I was at the last burial rights on February,5th,2000 to pay my final
respect,there I made thorough inquiries about his relatives but all in
vain. Just two weeks ago,
I received a routine notification from the finance house concerning this
fund or they will have it confiscated and as an unclaimed fund.
MY REQUEST;
I want you to stand in as the next of kin to late Mr. Morris Thompson.
Be informed that upon successful transfer of this money into your
account,you shall have 35% of it as your share.
Please include the following in your reply and you can contact me on my
mails;
jonathan65_dingle@yahoo.com or
dinglejonathan65@hotmail.com
(1.)Your Name in full.
(2.)A reliable phone and Fax number
(3.)Occupation
(4)contact address in full.
(5)Age.
Yours sincerely,
Barrister Jonathan Dingle
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