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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: "williams egoson" <williams123egoson@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: williams_egoson@yahoo.it
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:51:28 +0000
Subject: URGENT PLEASE
UNIONBANK PLC
LONDON BRANCH
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by
virtue of its nature being highly CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET. Though I know
that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and
worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.
We have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you. I am MR WILLIAMS
EGOSON, a director with the Union Bank Plc, London. I came to know of you in
my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this
confidential transactions which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money
to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence.
THE PROPOSITION.
A german Late ANDREAS SCHRANNER, Engineering Contractor until his death five
years ago in a ghastly air crash,who died along with his entire family in
July 2000 in a plane crash.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Banked with us here at Union Bank Plc., London and had a closing balance as
at the end of August, 2000 worth US$23.5 Million (Twenty Three Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
which the bank now expects a next-of-kin to claim as beneficiary. Valuable
efforts are being made by the Union Bank Plc to get in touch with any of the
Schranner's Family or relatives but there has been no success.
It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any
late Andreas Schranner next-of-kin. The management under the influence of
our Chairman and member of the board of directors,that an arrangement has
been made for the funds to be declared UNCLAIMABLE and subsequently be
donated to the Trust Fund for Arms and Amunition to further enhance the
course of war in Africa and the world in general.
In order to avert this negative development, some of my trusted colleagues
and I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next-of-kin to the
late Andreas Schranner so that the fund US$23.5 Million would be released
and paid into your account as the beneficiary/next-of-kin. All documents and
proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out.
We have secured from the probate an order of madamus to locate any of the
deceased beneficiaries, and more so we are assuring you of a 100% risk free
involvement. Your share stays while the rest would be for myself and my
colleagues for investment purposes in your Country.
We have agreed that, the funds will be shared thus, after it has been
transferred into your account.
1. 30% of the money will go to you for acting as the beneficiary of the
fund.
2. 10% will be set aside for any incidential expenses that may be incurred
in the course of the transfer.
3. 60% to us the originators of the transaction.
If this proposal is accepted by you. Do not take undue advantage of the
trust we have bestowed on you and your company, then kindly get to me
immediately.
Furnishing me with your most confidential telephone.Fax number and
bank/account particulars so that I can use this information to apply for the
release and subsequent transfer of the funds in your favour for us all.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
MR WILLIAMS EGOSON
Director (UNION BANK PLC).
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