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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: "James Potter" <jamespotteronline@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 21:55:28 +0000
Subject: Very Important
Resource Finance Group
2 Triton Square
Regent’s Place
London
NW1 3AN
Uk
Attention: Wouters
Dearest one,
Good day to you. I am a staff of Resource Finance Group.
Of course, this would be our first
major contact with each other but I do hope that by
the end of this mail, we will both be in our way to
being close acquaintances. On the 31st of May 2003,
Mr. Anderson Wouters suffered a heart attack and
unfortunately lost his life. Since then I have made
several enquiries to locate my client ex-wife and any
of his extended relatives, but this has proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to track his last name to see if I
could locate any member of his family or possibly
anyone bearing the same surname to help me recover his
money that has been dormant for long, hence my
contacting you.
I have contacted you to assist in recovering
the fund valued at £6.52 Million left
Behind in the bank before it gets confiscated or
declared unserviceable by my bank. I have been issued
a notice to provide the Beneficiary or have the
account confiscated within the next twenty-one
official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful
in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek
your consent to present you as the
Beneficiary to the deceased since you bear his last
names, so that the proceeds of this account can be
paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive
response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and
modalities for transfer. I have all necessary
information to back you up for this claim. All I
require from you is your honest cooperation to enable
us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that
this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
the law. If you agree and write to
My bank as the next of kin through the address I would
mail to you, subsequently, then
Would, under the banking instructions and policies
process all the documents needed to transfer the
contents legally to you. In which case, you would have
to pay me handsomely. Mr. Wouters was indeed a valued
customer, and had several certificates of deposits
with our Bank. However, if this is not done and no
next of kin shows up, then the contents would
automatically reverse to being the bank's property of
which they will more than appreciate it. Do reply me
and let me know if you are in on the deal.
Yours Truly ,
James Potter
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