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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: "micheal oderah" <michealoderah@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:38:48 +0000
Subject: Fund Transfer Very Urgent.
Fund Transfer Very Urgent.
>From The Desk:
Mr.Micheal Baley(UTB)
General Account Supervisor(UNITED TRUST BANK LONDON).
REMMITTANCE ROOM DEPT.
michealodera@inmail24.com
My Dear,
Compliment Of The Season!!
I am Mr.Micheal Baley,General Account Supervisor United Trust Bank,account
operator to late Mr.Martell Andreas the Area Director of SIL International
London, who unfortunately died on the resent Terrorist attack in Liverpool
London on the dated 7th July 2005.
Since the death of Mr.Martell Andreas, I as his account operator have made
several enquiries to locate his only surviving relation, withoutany success.
I came across your name and contact on the course of my personal searching
for Mr.Martell Andreas relations, so I decided to contact you for this
project.
I am contacting you to assist in securing the wealth left behind in a fixed
deposit account by this late customer,Mr.Martell Andreas before they get
confiscated or
declared unserviceable by United Trust Bank(UTB) where my customer operates
an account with us.
The board of Director United Trust Bank(UTB) has issued and spread a notice
that after 2 months from now and no relation shown up for the claiming of
the said funds, the funds will be confiscated and declared unserviceable.
Since The board of Directors United Trust Bank(UTB) have been unsuccessful
in locating Mr.Martell Andreas relatives for sometime now,it's on this note
that I seek your consent to present you as the relation of the deceased,so
that the proceed of this deposit can be released into your account.
The huge amount of 7.000.000.00 Million Pounds(Seven Million Pounds)about
$12.8 Million Dollars($12.080.000.00 USD)I have agreed to offer you 30% of
the total sum,upon sucessful remittance of funds into your bank account,5%
will be use to settle any expences made in this transaction,while 65% will
be for me for business investment if i can do a joint business with you.
All requires is your honest cooperation to enable us see this business
successful. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement which will protect you from any breach of the law.
Mr.Martell Andreas was a very good man and it is not wise for me to allow
his hard earned wealth to be stolen by the greedy directors of United Trust
Bank(UTB).I want you to assure me that you will never dissappoint me as i
reposed my trust in you.
Upon your response, furnish me with:
Your full name and address
Your telephone and fax numbers
Your occupation and age
Your account details
As soon as i receive all these information from you,i will present it to the
bank Directors for the transfer of the fund into your account.
Please reply me on my private email address:michealodera@inmail24.com
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Micheal Baley (UTB)
General Account Supervisor(United Trust Bank London)
REMMITTANCE ROOM DEPT.
michealodera@inmail24.com
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