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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: "morris todd" <morristodd2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: morristodd101@sify.com
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 01:58:27 -0700
Subject: Good day!
From:Morris Todd
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. Morris
Todd, a Manager with Natwest Bank
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
morristodd101@sify.com
Sincerely,
Morris Todd
Tel: +447040112238
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