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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 Odoziani Victor" <cybercafe40@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: v_odoziani@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 22:59:40 -0700
Subject: From Mr Odoziani Victor
From Mr Odoziani Victor
Bill Exchange Department,
Equity Trust Bank Ltd,
South Africa.
Email v_odoziani@equitytrustbank.cjb.net
Dear Friend,
I am Mr Odoziani Victor, I work with Equity Trust Bank Ltd of South Africa. I have urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you. On June 6, 1998, a Belgium Construction Engineer with Silos
Commercial Bins Structural Steel Company, Mr. Vlad Studenikin Igor made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$10,000,000.00 (Ten
Million United States Dollars) in my bank.
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Silos
Commercial Bins Structural Steel Company that Mr. Vlad Studenikin Igor died from an automobile accident.
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Late Mr. Vlad Studenikin Igor did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.
This sum of US$10,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to South Africa Law, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the South Africa Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my
proposal is that I will like you as an individual to stand in as the next of kin to Late Mr. Vlad Studenikin Igor so that the fruit of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin.
We shall employ the service of two lawyers for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.
A bank account in any part of the world which you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me, 40% for you. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the lawyer and my position in the bank guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via email address above or below.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and 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.
Thanks and regards,
Mr. Odoziani Victor
Bill Exchange Department,
Equity Trust Bank Ltd,
South Africa.
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