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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: "Morris Taylor" <info@oceanoffshorebank.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 06:01:43 -0500
Subject: From Erickson Haspel
FROM THE DESK OF:
ENGINEER ERICKSON HASPEL
LONDON.
EMAIL: erickhaspel1@yahoo.com
TEL:+44-7040-117459
Dear Sir/Ma,
Firstly, this is not to cause you embarrassment, I am Engineer ERICKSON
HASPEL, a personal friend and business associate to late Mr.Louis Creek
(untill his death) a National of France, who used to be a private contractor
with the
Shell Petroleum Development Company in Saudi Arabia, herein after shall be
referred to as my Friend. On the 21st of October 1998, he and his wife with
their three children were involved in an plane crash, all occupants of the
plane unfortunately lost their lives. Since then, I have made several
enquiries with his country embassies to locate any of his extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you with this proposal.
I am contacting you to assist in repatriating this huge amount of money left
behind by my friend before the Bank get it confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the BANK/INSTITUTION where these huge deposit is lodged.
The deceased had a deposit presently valued USD15.500,000 million which I am
awear of and the BANK has issued to his personal attorney a notice to
provide his next of kin or Beneficiary by WILL otherwise have the account
confiscated within the next thirty official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now as well as the attorney, I therefore seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin / the Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of
this account valued at $15,500,000 Million can be paid to you.
Don't worry how this is going to be done. If you give me your williness to
do this with me, I will have to give you the contact informations of the
attorney, so that you can contact him directly, presenting your selfto him
as the relative of his late client. And the attorney will now present you to
the bank as the next of Kin and then,the proceedings for
the transfer will commence .
This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 55% for me 30% to
you,10% for charity organizations while the balance 5% will be set aside for
any expences.
All I require is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to
enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.
I am presently in London and I ask for your cooperation to provide me the
following information:
1. Your Full Name
2. Your Telephone/Mobile and Fax Numbers
3. Your Physical Address.
Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.
Best regards,
Engineer ERICKSON HASPEL.
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