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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: "john looney" <john_looney03@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 09:44:12 +0000
Subject: YOUR COOPORATION IS HIGHLY NEEDED
YOUR COOPORATION IS HIGHLY NEEDED
I am Mr. JOHN LOONEY from ASSURANCE BANK PLC,London Branch.
I have urgent and very confidential business proposal for you. On June 6,
1999 an America Oil Consultant/Contractor here in London, MR.THOMPSON MORRIS
made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
9,700,000.00(Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand pounds sterling )in my
branch upon maturity. I sent a rountine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, that Mr Thompson Morris died in the plane crash of
January 31st 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed off the coast of
California, killing 88 people bound with other passengers abroad as You can
confirm it yourself via the website below:
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/mani01.shtml
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/flight261/
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a
WILL! All attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that MR.THOMPSON MORRIS 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 9,700,000.00(BP) is still in my bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one has
ever come forward to claim it. According to British law, at the expiration
of Six years, the money will revert to the ownership of the British
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently,my proposal is that i will like you as a foreigner to
stand as the next of kin to MR.THOMPSON MORRIS so that the fruit of this old
man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt Government
Officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your Full Name, Full
Detailed Address accompanied with your Direct Phone Number so that the
Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will put
you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the service of one
attorney for the drafting, notarization of the WILL and obtain the necessary
documents and letter of probate/administration in your favour for the
payment of this money to you as the beneficiary / next of kin.
The money will be paid in your name for us to share in ratio of 60% for
me and 40% for you. There is no risk at all, the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch
Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are
interested, please expedite action on my private email address :
john_looney03@yahoo.com
I shall provide you with more details and relevant documents that
will help you understand the transaction. Please observe utmost
confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be
mostprofitable for both of us because I shall require your assitance to
invest my share in your country.
Regards,
Mr. JOHN LOONEY
ASSURANCE BANK LONDON
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