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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: "Paul Steve" <paulsteveprudentialinsurance4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrpaulsteve48@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 02:13:19 +0000
Subject: CAN YOU BE SINCERE? REPLY URGENTLY TODAY
FROM; MR.PAUL STEVE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR; Prudential Insurance Company.
Attn: My Good Friend,
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this mutual beneficail transaction.
Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach
you through it because it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured
medium of communication. However, this correspondence is purely private, and
it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch
free from all what you may think of. I am MR. PAUL STEVE, Executive Director
incharge of Claims and Indemnity of Prudential Insurance Company. I am
contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to
this deal for the benefit of both of us.
The Management and the Legal / Treasury Department of this Prudential
Insurance Company in a recent meeting, recommended that the account of MR.
ROBERT FINKELSTEIN, who maintained a Life Assurance Policy, should be
declared Dormant and confisticated hence moving his unclaimed benefits funds
to the Treasury according to our Banking and Financial law. Recently, I came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person (MR. ROBERT
FINKELSTEIN). He is foreigner, unfortunately He is now late as he was
amongst those that was Killed in the recent plane crash during his visit to
London, as you can confirm through this website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm This man was our client
and has a Life Assurance Policy WORTH the sum of Forty Five Million United
States Dollars (US$45,000,000.00). Right now, the fund is lying unclaimed in
our custody and there is NO next of kin mentioned in his file and there is
NO HOW we can reach any of his other relatives. All efforts made by us to
establish contacts with any other of his relation has proved abortive and
unsuccessful.
His Life Assurance Policy will expire in the next few months from the date
of this letter. Just last week we received an instruction from Ministry of
Social Welfare to forward particulars of all unclaimed benefits that will
expire in the next few months. Upon my personal finding on this matter, I
kept this information secret to myself until now that I am contacting you.
In view of the fact that the deceased customer is a foreigner (from a
different country), it is Officially important for the involvement of a
foreigner who will pose as a next-of-kin. I will use my exalted position in
this Insurance Company to present you as his Next of Kin as you can be his
relative, friend or Cousin and the Money (US$45Million) will be Safely
transfered into your own bank account in your country. Please include your
telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this mail and I will give
you more information as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in
this viable transaction. I will use my exalted position here to get all
internal documentations to back up the claims. The whole Procedures will
last only 5 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully Without
trace even in future.
Please I need the following:
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
3. HOME ADDRESS/COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.
4. YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION
The transaction will be done successfully and smoothly completed via email
and telephone. You don't need to come to my country. Send your full name,
address and telephone number to me via email urgently today so that I will
call you for discussions. I PROMISE that you must be happy and shall rejoice
greatly soonest for cooperation with me in this transaction. After
successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share the money 60-00
(40% for you and 60% for me). Although, I have engaged in a similar business
in 1998 in which I diligently ensured the TRANSFER of US$70Million to a
German Businessman (MR. ANDREAS WEISSBECKER), He is presently sitting on my
Money and refused to give me my share since that time. Because of this, I am
afraid but, I am willing to try again with you believing that you will NOT
disappoint me. Due to my Religion, I trust people with all my Heart and I
sincerely believe that there are Good People that are TRUSTWORTHY in the
Universe. This is my last opportunity of a Life-time miracle therefore,
think within yourself and be sure of your Honesty and Faithfulness before
you reply positively to this great business proposition.
I require you to maintain the confidentiality of this transaction because it
is important due to the fact that I am still in active services to the
Prudential Insurance Company. Your earliest response to this matter is very
important. I AM WAITING TO RECEIVE YOUR POSITIVE REPLY URGENTLY TODAY.
Thanks and remain blessed.
Kind Regards,
MR. PAUL STEVE
DIRECTOR; Prudential Insurance Company.
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