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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: waleed003@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:04:37 +0100
Subject: How are you today?
Mr. Waleed Bin Omar Al Zawawi
Oman International Bank,
Oman
Website: www.oiboman.com
Dear Friend,
The fortunes of man are often made in seconds. Success is not being at the
right place at the right time but making the right decision at the right
time in the right place. I have to be brief and to the point.
My name is Mr. Waleed Bin Omar Al Zawawi, the director of Oman International
Bank, Oman and you can find more details about me if you do a simple goggle
search of my name.
Part of my assignment is to oversee the auditing of idle accounts, this means
accounts that have been lying fallow for more than a year, the reason the
bank do this, and this may surprise you, is that more than 35% of bank profits
consist of unclaimed balances in accounts. If an account holder dies the
bank will morally grant a grace period of a year or more and then close the
account and claim deposit . On paper this money is rolled into the bank,
but from my years of working in the bank what actually happens is that some
top bank officials either claim these funds using smart lawyers to front
bogus next of kin or they allow the bank to close the accounts and then claim
the fund back in bonus shares and dividends.
While at work I have come across a dormant account belonging to Mathieu Lafond.
The account is what is termed a hush account, these are accounts where people
deposit funds quietly, such money is normally from business deals on the
side or money you dont want your partner or colleagues to know about. In
Mr. Lafond's case it was money from oil sales that were inflated. I have
further investigated and found out that Mr. Lafond died while supposedly
on vacation in Phuket Island,Thailand.The truth was that he was on another
of his oil deals.
As mentioned the deceased is a Canadian citizen who died while on vacation
in Phuket Island,Thailand,he was a victim of the Tsunami that struck the
Phuket Island on the 26th of December,2004.What I further found out was that
the account balance is Sixty-five Million Dollars.
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This is what I propose, I have made up my mind to transfer this money out
of Oman, I cannot transfer such a sum into my account because I am still
with the bank and if I try the Inland revenue will be alerted as all I have
is a savings and cheque accounts that does not have a history of such transaction,
this is where you come in. I am contacting you in total trust and giving
you first call. What I did was to take a risk and approach someone with a
good history, I am able to access basic files, not hack, but I know where
I can find people with good trustworthy records. I chose you and that is
why I am contacting you.
What I propose is a split, I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as
a next of kin of Mr. Lafond, because it is only a foreigner that can stand
in as his next of kin, since he was a foreigner, this is simple. I will provide
all the paper work that will be needed to make a claim, I will do this at
my own expense. Due to the security nature of the whole transaction and my
position in the bank, I have briefed an Attorney who will obtain the necessary
documents and letter of Probate/Administration in your favour as the next
of kin for the transfer. It is pertinent that we do not have too much direct
contact, because of my position in the bank, the Attorney will act as the
facilitator. If you are comfortable with this then all you will need to do
is provide a safe account where we can lodge the funds. You will not be required
to come to Oman. What I propose is a 60-40 split, I take 60% while you take
40%. Again we must be discreet and I will advise against your going on a
wild spending spree.
The deceased Mr. Lafond was a single male with no named beneficiary or next
of kin, no one stepped forward to claim the fund and no one will because
he did not tell anyone of its existence, it is a hush account.
I am taking this action because if we do not act, the bank will quietly mop
up the money and thats that. What I need at this point is your full names,
contact phone number and address. There is no risk at all as the Attorney
will arrange the paperwork for this transaction and my position as the director
of the bank guarantees successful execution of this transaction.
If you are not interested please delete this, I promise I will not contact
you again. Please maintain absolute confidentiality on this matter for obvious
reasons as I am still with the bank.
This is a very serious proposition and at all times what I will send will
be open to verification. This is the truth and the truth can be verified.
Please reply using this E-mail box as it is private and set up specifically
for this.
Yours,
MR ZAWAWI.
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