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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: "Dr.Ben Lawson" <ben0010lawson@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: private_dr_ben@soon.com
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 13:12:33 -0800
Subject: Confirm Quick..
Attn:
RE: TRANSFER OF US$48.223 MILLION
[ Strictly confidential ]
I am Dr.Ben Lawson, the operational manager in account management section in charge of credit and foreign bills of one of the prime banks here in South Africa. I am writing in respect of a foreign
customer of my bank who perished on EGYPTIAN Boeing 737 PLANE CRASH into the red sea with the whole passengers on board.
He opened an account in this bank and died without a written or oral WILL attached to the account. Since his death, I personally watched to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds and no other person knows about this account or anything concerning it. The account has no other beneficiary and until his death he was the manager of his company here in South Africa.
The amount involved is 48, 223,000.00 USD. [Forty eight million, two hundred and twenty three thousand United States Dollar]. We will start the first transfer with $8,000,000.00[Eight million]. Upon conclusion without any disappointment from your side, we shall re-apply for the transfer of the remaining balance.
THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE and should be treated with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. Furthermore, your area of specialization or country of origin is not a hindrance to the success of this transaction. We are presently affected by the South Africa Civil service code of conduct laws that prohibits civil servants from operating private foreign accounts.
I have discussed this issue with the Bank Manager who I must involve for a smooth and successful transfer of the fund to any account, which you will provide. However, I want you to act as the next of kin to the deceased by providing your bank account where the fund will be transferred for immediate investment on any viable project. The banking ethics here does not allow such fund to stay more than 2 years without claim hence the fund will be recalled to the government treasury as unclaimed fund after this period of dormancy.
I got your contact through my personal search to see if you can assist by providing your safe bank account for the transfer or find a reliable person capable of receiving such amount in his or her
personal account. At the conclusion, 65% of the fund will be for me. 20% for you, 10% for charity both in Africa and in your country and the remaining 5% will be set aside for expenses both parties might incurred during the transfer process.
Kindly e-mail, fax or call me as soon as you receives this email. You should also include your private fax and phone numbers for easy communication.
Respectfully yours,
Dr.Ben Lawson.
Tel: 874 - 76 - 3648313
Fax: 874 - 76 - 3648315
E-mail:private_dr_ben@soon.com
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