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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: "mark_johnson@terra.es" <mark_johnson@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 11:26:54 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: INQUIRY
Dear Sir,
First, I must apologise to you for using this medium to communicate
about this transaction, though this medium (internet) has been greatly
abused, but I choose to reach you through it because I feel quite safe
dealing with you in this important business. However, this
correspondence is unofficial and private, and it should be treated as such. At first I
will like to assure you that this transaction is 100% risk to both
parties.
I am Mr. Mark Johnson, the director of bill and exchange at the foreign
remittance department in the bank where I work. Permit me to inform you
of my desire of going into business relationship with you. My colleague
and I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will
be very beneficial to both of us at the end. I got your contact from
the international web site directory due to its esteeming nature and the
recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person I
can do busi ness with and by their recommendations i must not hesitate to
confide in you for this simple and sincere business.
In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of $13.7M USD (Thirteen
Million, Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars), in an account that belongs
to one of our foreign customers, an American by name: Mr. John
Schelpert who died along with his wife and other passengers in Egypt
air flight 990 -October 31, 1999. since we got information about his untimely
death, the fund has been dormant in his account with my bank without
any claim, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim
his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as
next of kin or relation to the deceased and the person must be a
foreigner as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Before our observation in this development, we discovered that the
owner of the account died without an heir/will hence the money is
floating and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for
nothing. The banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such
money remained unclaimed after eight years, the money will be
transferred into the bank treasury account as unclaimed fund. it is therefore upon
this discovery that I and my junior colleague in the bank now decided
to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as
the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent
investment project since nobody is coming for it and we do not want
this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.
Meanwhile the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the
bonafide next of kin to the deceased and transfer this money to a
foreign account has been put in place. Directives and needed information will
be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to
assist us and also benefit from this great business opportunity.
Because of our position in this country, operating a local account
would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer
because
I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will require
foreigner as second party that will forward claims as the next of kin
to the bank and also present a designated safe foreign account where he
will need the money to be transferred into after due verification and
clarification by the bank. May I at this point emphasize that this
transaction is a successful arrangement, and as an insider of the bank
I have the capacity to monitor that everything is smoothly p!erfected.
On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to your
own share of the total sum as gratification. We have agreed that 20 %
of this money will be for you as our foreign partner, in respect to the
provision of a foreign account, 5% will be set aside for expenses
i ncurred during the business and 75% would be for me and my colleague.
There after I and my colleague will visit your country for disbursement and
further investment plans.
You have been advised to keep this information a top secret as we are
still working in the bank and intend to retire from service after we
conclude this deal with you. i will be monitoring the whole situation
here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask us to
come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according
to percentages we agree upon. All other necessary information will be
sent to you on your acceptance to champion this transaction with us. I
suggest you get back to me as soon as possible through my direct
Email,johnson40i@yahoo.dk
Thanks and best regards.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Mark Johnson
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