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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: "j.horrigan@virgin.net" <j.horrigan@virgin.net>
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 13:51:00 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: URGENT REPLY
I am JAMES HORRIGAN,( Head of Private Client Services) Anglo Irish Bank Isle of Man, Britain.I got your email from my personal search.
On Monday, 2nd of may 1999 one ANDREA SHCRANNER, a German national, a property magnate, made a series of (Fixed) Deposit, valued at $12,500,000.00 (Twelve Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) for twelve calendar months in my Bank branch.
Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no response. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his company that Mr. Andrea Schranner was aboard the ill fated AF4590 plane, which crashed Monday, 31 July, 2000 into the Hotelissimo.
After further investigation, it was discovered that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin proved abortive and futile. As a matter of fact and on further investigation, it was discovered that Late Mr. Andreas Schranner did not declare any next of kin or relatives in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work here in our Bank. This Fund is still in my bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever and has come forward to lay claim to it.
In strict accordance with the British banking laws and constitution, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the British Government treasury if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds. All I need from you is to play the role as next of Kin, the Bank will work with verifiable documents which I have Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you the Anglo Irish Bank Isle of Man "Next of Kin Payment Application Form" as well as detailed information on how this transaction would be carried out.
We shall employ the services of a solicitor for securing the CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY and the CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT will be secured at theBank of England to obtain all other relevant papers in your name for the necessary documentation for payment approval in your favor.I did my homework very well before contacting you. I am open for negotiation on your Terms. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my official position to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction.You will be given 25% for your assistance and 5% will be set aside for expenses incured.Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If this interests you, please, indicate by responding with your contact details.
Thanks.Best regards,JAMES HORRIGAN.j.horrigan@virgin.net
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