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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: mike08@izzi.com.my
Reply-To: "ml49303@gmail.com" <ml49303@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 01:01:09 +0800 (MYT)
Subject: Your assistance is needed please
Dear Friend,=20
=C2=A0=20
This message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, It's just my urgen=
t need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transacti=
on.=20
My name is Mike Lee, I am the manager of a reputable Bank here in Malaysia.=
This involves a foreign client of mine,who died as a result of a heart-rela=
ted condition on the 13th March 2005.=20
His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family i=
n the Indian Ocean Earth Quake in Indonesia (Tsunami) Aired December 26th, =
2004 - as reported on:http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki /Effect_of_the_2004_Ind=
ian_ Ocean_earthquake_on_Indonesia.=20
=C2=A0=20
My client had an investment on fixed deposit value of US$12.5 million. [Twe=
lve Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars.] deposited in a private acc=
ount here with no nominated successor in title over this investment.=20
The bank board of directors has issued me a notice to contact the next of k=
in, or the account will be confiscated.=20
I want you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my Customer o=
therwise it will be sent to the treasury by the bank.=20
=C2=A0=20
I have already developed a full proof, legal and totally risk free means th=
rough which the fund can be released to you within a very short time after =
due documentation and authentication process.=20
The strategy is to use my position and influence as the the bank manager\Ac=
count officer of the deceased to present you as a next of Kin and beneficia=
ry of the deposit so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.=
=20
=C2=A0=20
I want to assure you that I have concluded all local modalities for the suc=
cessful completion of this within ten banking days of your agreement to pro=
ceed with me as the required assistance are perfected to be safe and withou=
t any breach of law.=20
Right now i am contacting you to know if you can help me to receive the mon=
ey over there as his relatives or next of kin, since all my effort to locat=
e his family with the telephone number he gave me proved nothing, if you ar=
e willing to do this deal, you should not in any reason tell anybody about =
this transaction untill you confirm the money in your account/home, because=
all we need is to get the document of=C2=A0 (change of onwership account f=
rom the=C2=A0 court) on your behalf.=20
This transaction is 100% risk free and i have it in mind to give you 40% of=
the total fund.=20
What i want from you is for you to act as the deceased next of kin If this =
proposal meets your interst, urgently reach me to enable me give you the fu=
ll details of this transaction and how it is going to work out.=20
This transaction will be treated private with absolute confidentiality and =
sincerity. I look forward to your quick reply.=20
=C2=A0=20
Best regards,=20
Mike Lee.=20
=C2=A0=20
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