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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: "maowens brown" <maowens_4@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 11:14:39 +0000
Subject: BANK PROPOSAL.
Standard Bank Plc.
Head Office: 78 Fox Street.
Johannesburg, South Africa.
E-mail: markusowens@movemail.com
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
I am Dr. Markus Owens, Foreign operations Director of STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH
AFRICA. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
In June 1999 a German property consultant and importer of used cars, Mr.
Andreas Schranner made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar
months, valued at US$8,500,000.00(Eight Million Five Hundred thousand United
States Dollars only)in my branch. It was to our utter surprise that we heard
of his death, wife and children in an AF4590 plane crash in July 2000.See
website below: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL and
hitherto all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. Mr. Andreas
Schranner was residing at No 7B Jubilee Road Parktown Johannesburg, South
Africa. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.
Andreas Schranner did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his
official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This
sum of US$8,500,000.00 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.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in
as the next of kin or business partner to Mr. Andreas Schranner 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, phone and fax numbers so that the attorney will
prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as
the next of kin or business partner. I have two of my colleagues who are top
officials of the bank involved in this transaction. Your role in the
transaction is to send an application for claim of the funds to our bank.
Then, as top officials of the bank, we shall work behind-the-scene to make
sure that your application is approved by the management of the bank, and
the funds transferred to your nominated bank account. Please note that there
is no iota of risks at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done legitimately and with our positions as top officials of the bank would
ensure a successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested,
please reach me through is private email address: markusowens@movemail.com
Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication. You should observe utmost CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY in this
transaction, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for both of us because i will require your assistance to invest my share in
your country. I look forward to your prompt response.
Best regards.
Dr. Markus Owens.
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