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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: "Mr scoles white" <mr_scoleswhite@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 09:31:39 +0100
Subject: PRIVATE AND URGENT
From: MR SCOLES WHITE
(Accounting officer)
Bills & Exchange Department.
Bond Finance and Security Company
Email:mr_scoleswhite@hotmail.com
I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of money
from a deceased customer's account(German property magnate) who On the 7th
of July 2005, the deceased,Mr Schlitz Schumacher, his wife and his only son
died in the Bomb Blast at Kingcross underground Station.They where on
holiday for three weeks as a tourist and bank with us for over 10years now.
It happened on his birthday.
Check below:
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/07/london.tube/index.html
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8492258 /Although I know that a transaction of this
magnitude might make anyone apprehensive,I would like to assure you that we
are sending you this mail with the best of intensions.Please note that we
cannot at this time disclose the name of the bank where the funds areuntill
your interest in disclose.
PROPOSAL;
Since then We have been trying to get this funds out of the country, the
funds where in Pound Sterling and its equivalent in Dollars is the sum of
US$14,520,000.00 (Fourteen Million,Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand United
States Dollars) in an account that belongs to our foreign customers who died
along with his entire family in the above accident stated above. Since his
death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims
to this money as the heir because he never made any one as the nextof kin to
his funds( it was his secret account). We cannot release the fund from his
account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin tothe deceased
as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, we now seek your permission to have you stand as a next
of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out by
us for the funds (US$14,520,000.00) to be released in your favour as the
beneficiary's next of kin.
It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate court, an
order of madamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries. Please
acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business
endeavour by furnishing me with the following;
1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.
These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the appropriate
departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the transfer can
be made. We shall be sharing the funds in this mannner 70% to us and 30% for
you on final conclusion of this project. Your share stayswith you while the
rest shall be for us for investment purposes in your country.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the
trust we have bestowed in you,I await your urgent response to this email:
mr_scoleswhite@hotmail.com
Thank You
MR SCOLES WHITE
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