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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 Robert Williams" <robert_williams@royally.us> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 23:17:32 +0700
Subject: Strictly Confidencial
Dr Robert Williams
Director Foreign Operations
HSBC Bangkok Thailand
Dear friend,
This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the
fact that we have not yet met. The message could be
strange but real if you pay some attention to it. I
could have notified you about it at least for the sake
of your integrity. Please accept my sincere apologies.
In bringing this message of goodwill to you, I have to
say that I have no intentions of causing you
any pains.
I am Dr Robert Williams, the Director of Foreign
Operations HSBC Bangkok Thailand. I have urgent and
very confidential business proposition for you. On
June 6 1997, an American oil consultant/contractor
with theThailand National Petroleum Corporation, Mr.
Barry Kelly made a numbered time (Fixed) deposited
for twelve calendar months, valued at US$25,000,000.00
(Twenty-five Million 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,
Thailand National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.
Barry Kelly died from an automobile accident. On
further investigation, I found out that he did not leave a WILL and all attempts to
trace his next of kin were fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered
that Mr. Barry Kelly did not declare any next of kin in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork. This
sum of US$25,000,000.00 is still sitting in the Bank
and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year. No one will
come forward to claim it. According to the Thailand
Law,at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will
revert to the ownership of the Thailand Government
if nobody applies to claim the funds.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a
foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.
Barry Kelly so that the fruits of this old man's labor will
not get into the hands of some corrupt officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide me
immediately with 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 services of two attorneys
for drafting and notarization of the WILL and obtain
the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor the transfer. A
bank account in any part of the world, which you
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 and 40% for you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my
position as the Bank Foreign Operations Director
guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction. If you are interested, please reply
immediately via the private email address below. Upon
your response, I shall then provide you with more
details and relevant documents that will help you
understand. 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.
Please consider that i am still serving in the office
and keep this very confidencial, my intergrity is at
stake if you decided to share this transaction with
any one...please keep it very secret untill we get
this transfer succesfully into your account.
Awaiting your urgent reply via email : Thanks and
God bless you
Dr Robert Williams
Director Foreign Operations
HSBC Thailand
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