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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: "John C Taylor LLB" <jtaylor1920@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:34:37 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend (Urgent Family Issue Concerning You)
Dear Friend,
Compliment of the day.
I am John C. Taylor, LLB. A legal practitioner and family attorney to late
Mr. Peter based in the UK.
My late client Mr. Peter and his entire family were involved in an auto
crash some years ago on their way back from their vacation.
Before his death, I assisted him in making a fixed contract deposit of a
huge amount with his bank. Since after his death, his bank has mandated me
to present any of his surviving next of kin or relative to inherit his
deposit or the funds will be appropriated and transferred to the treasury of
the Government as a matter of policy.
Considering the lack of success in my bid to locate any of his relatives for
over a year now, i hereby solicit your consent to enable me present you as
the Next of Kin to my deceased client.
I am contacting you for two strong reasons, firstly, you bear the same name
with my late client, and secondly, the security company does not deserve to
inherit the funds. These reasons led to my resolve to claim the funds, which
was why I contacted you.
With your Permission, I will proceed to establish you as the next of
kin/Beneficiary to my late client. Please get back to me immediately with
your full contacts so that we can proceed.
John C. Taylor, LLB.
SENIOR Partner,
LLB(Hons), BA (Hons)
+44-7011123643.
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