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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: "GEORGE ANDERSON" <georgeanderson2006knlkvdhhf@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 01:04:01 -0100
Subject: CO-OPERATION
From: George Anderson
Personal email: george_anderson2006@yahoo.se
For your kind attention:
Dear Sir/Madam,
Top of the day to you, hope this mail reaches you in good health.
I am Mr. George Anderson, a Manager at a Bank In Netherlands. However I
got your contact through the International web directory.
Recently we discovered a Dormant Account with a huge amount of Money
Valued USD8, 000,000.00 (Eight Million Dollars only) that belongs to one of
our late Customer Mr. William Barnes who died in the Tsunami
disaster with his entire family because they all went for tourism when the
disaster occured.
During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to MR.WILLIAM BARNES so the fund
has been dormant in his account with this Bank without
any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation
before our discovery to this development. The Banking law here stipulates
that if such money remains unclaimed for a period of 4months, it will be
forfeited to the Bank Treasury as an
unclaimed bill. It is only a foreigner that can stand as a next of kin and
it is upon this discovery that I decided to contact you to collaborate with
you to pull out this dormant fund. In order to avert this negative
development. On
behalf of my trusted colleagues we now seek your permission to have you
stand in as next of kin to Our late Customer so that the fund will be
released and paid into your account as the beneficiary's next of kin now
that the bank is
still expecting a next of kin or relative of the deceased,MR.WILLIAM
BARNES.
We could have done this deal alone but because of our position in this
country as civil servants, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account
and that would eventually raise an eye brow on our side during the
time of transfer since we still work in this bank, this is the actual
reason why we required a second party or fellow who will assist us in
forwarding claims as the next of kin and also to set up a new Bank a/c
immediately to
receive this fund, even an empty a/c can also serve for this purpose.
However, on smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to
40% as gratification for your assistance to us, while the remaining 60% will
be for me and my colleague. What I want from you is for you to act as the
deceased next of kin. I
have in my possession, all the necessary Documents to successfully
accomplish the operation. Bear in mind that this proposal is 100% risk free.
Further Information will be given to you as soon as I receive your
positive response. I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating
your wish.
For confidentiality please contact me on my personal email account:
george_anderson2006@yahoo.se
Best Regards,
Mr. George Anderson.
0031 617 788 250
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