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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: "Philips Keneth" <kenphilips56@msn.com>
Reply-To: kenphilip56@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:38:34 +0000
Subject: Reply soon.
MR. KENNETH PHILIP
(BRANCH MANAGER)
CO-OPARATIVE BANK
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: +44-7040125629
Email:- kenphilip56@yahoo.co.uk
My Dear,
Please kindly read through this letter and get back to me soon. I
am Mr.Kenneth Philip, Branch Manager of CO-OPARATIVE BANK LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM. I made up my mind with trust to contact youfor an urgent and
very confidential business, knowing fully well that wehad no previous
dealings.
On the 9th of July 2002,Mr. Micheal Foster a foreign Fiber Optics consultant
here in London made several times huge sum (Fixed)deposit valued at
US$7,800,000.00(Seven Million eight hundred thousand Dollars). Upon yearly
maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply. After amonth, we sent are minder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers that he lost his life with his wife and his only son in
the
Bomb Blast at Kingcross underground Station while on holiday tour with his
family. You can Click the news link below for highlite:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8492258/
On further investigation,I found out that he made no WILL outside his
immediatefamily, and all attempts to trace his relatives was fruitless.
Itherefore made further investigation and discovered that late Engr.Michael
Foster did not declare any next of kin or relations in
all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paper workin my
Bank.This sum of US$7,800,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank andthe interest
is being rolled over with the principal sum at the endof each month. No one
will ever come forward to claim it. At theexpiration of 5 (five) years, the
money will be reverted to the bank escrow account if no body applies to
claim this fund.
Consequently, my proposal is thatIwill like youas a foriegner to stand in as
the next of kin to lateEngr. Michael Foster so that the fruits of this
Man's labour will not getinto the hands of some corrupt to pofficials of
this bank. This issimple as long as am here to direct and provide you
with every information required.
There is no risk at allas all the paper workfor this transaction will be
done
by the Attorney and my position as theBranch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. Once the fund is approved and
released to your account, you will beentitled to 50% while 50% remains for
me.
Please feel free to provide me with your full names, address and direct
telephone and fax number while we employe the service of an Attorney for
drafting and notarization of the WILL and to secure and prepare affidavit of
claim in your favour including letter of probate/administration so which
will put you in place as the next of kin.
If you are interested, please reply immediately . Upon your response, I
shall
then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you
understand the transaction. All i want from you is honest and trustworthy.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that
this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
I awaityour urgent reply.
Regards.
Mr. Kenneth Philip
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