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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: "WILLIAMS" <johnwilliams7777@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: john777@138mail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:55:59 +0000
Subject: PROPER PROSPECT
Re: Next of kin.
I write this mail in confidence, believing that it will reach you in
high spirit and I also believe that you will maintain the level of
confidence and trust that this business deal requires. Though I know
that this Deal may make you apprehensive and worried, but I assure you
that all will be well at the end. Before proceeding, I wish to introduce
myself. I am Mr. John Williams, a Manager with LLOYDS TSB United
Kingdom.
My Proposal to you:
An America Citizen, by name Mr. William Barnes, a successful businessman
until his death in EGYPTAIR FLIGHT 990 on 31st October, 1999. His wife
Mrs. Tamsin Barnes and daughter Ms. Paula Barnes died with him in the
plane crash. For further information regarding the plane crash, kindly
visit this website: http://www.greatdreams.com/PassEAir990.htm. Before
the death of Mr. Barnes he operated a domiciliary account with my bank
and had a closing balance as at the end of August 1999 amounting to
£4,500,000.00 (Four Million five hundred British Pounds Sterling Only).
Since his death my bank has been expecting a next of kin to stand as
beneficiary to these funds but no one has come has come up. Valuable
efforts have been made by my department to locate any of late William
Barnes relative or his business partner to stand as beneficiary to his
estates but there was no success in our search.
It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate
any of Late William Barnes next of kin since his wife and daughter died
with him in the plane crash. Consequently, the top boards of Directors
of my bank are planning to declare the fund "Unclaimed" and transfer it
to special trust fund for purchase of arms and ammunition for soldiers
in Iraq. In other to avert this negative development, I now seek your
permission to have you stand as next of kin to the estate of late
William Barnes, so that these funds £4,500,000.00 will be released and
paid into your nominated bank account as the beneficiary and next of
kin. I will perfect all documents and proves to enable us transfer these
funds.
I have secured from the probate registry an order of mandamus to locate
any of the Late William Barnes relative or Business partner. I am
assuring you that this deal is risk free and all documents will be
perfected legitimately. Once these funds are moved to your nominated
account, you will be entitle to 40% as gratification to this deal, 10%
will be set aside for any expenses incurred in the cause of this
business deal and 50% will be for me. Have it in mind that my share will
be in your care until I am able to resign from active service with my
bank. I will also like you to invest my share immediately in a
profitable venture and any profit made will be shared 50-50 between us.
As soon as I receive your acceptance to participate in this deal, I will
furnish you with the necessary modalities to commence. Finally, I am
relying in my confidence in you having opened up to you, if you are not
interested, please feel to inform me so will continue to scout for a
willing partner.
For further correspondence, kindly contact me via my personal email
address : johnwilliamshsb@netscape.net
Sincerely,
Mr. John Williams
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