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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: JOHN LEE <johnlee12@cgac.es>
Reply-To: mrjohnlee01@btinternet.com
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 11:03:40 +0200
Subject: Business Proposal/Foreign associate needed.
Mr.John Lee.
Korea Exchange Bank
14 1-ka Namdaemun-ro Chung-ku
Seoul, Seoul 100-757
South Korea.
http://www.koexbank.co.kr
I am Mr.John Lee, credit officer of Korea Exchange Bank. I have an
urgent and very confidential business Proposal for you. On July 8, 2001, a
Scotland Oil consultant/contractor with the South Korea Solid Minerals
Corporation,Mr. Mark Phillip made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at(Twenty-Nine Million Three Hundred
Thousand American Dollars only) in my branch.
Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address
but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers, that Mr. Mark Phillip died from an
auto-mobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that he
died without making a WILL,and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that
Mr.Mark Phillip did not declare any kin or relations in all his
official documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.This sum of $29,300,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will
ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of South Korea, at the
expiration of (five) years,the money will revert to the ownership of
the South Korea Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently,
my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the
next of kin to Mr. Mark Phillip so that the fruits of this old man's labor
will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is
simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the
services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL and
to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in
your favour for the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world
that you will provide may facilitate the transfer of this funds to you as
the Sole beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account
for us to share in the ratio of 70% for me and 25% for you and 5% for
Expenses Incurred in the course of the transaction. There is no risk at all, as
all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and
with my position as the credit officer guarantees the successful execution
of this transaction.
Upon your response, I shall immediately provide you with more details
that will help you understand the transaction for better clarification.
Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for ease of
communication. You should observe utmost confidentiality, and rest
assured that this transaction would be more profitable for both of us, because
I shall require your assistance to invest my share of money in your
country.
Lastly i will like you to contact me privately at my Email:
mrjohnlee01@btinternet.com
I await your swift response.
Your's Sincerely,
John Lee
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