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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: "morrisongardner@natwestbank.info" <morrisongardner@natwestbank.info>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 15:58:51 +0000
Subject: Re:Dormant Account.
From: Morrison Gardner
Official email: morrisongardner@natwestbank.info
Personal email: gardner_natwest@yahoo.co.uk
Tel/Fax: +44-207-900-6397
For your kind attention:
Dear Sir/Madam,
Top of the day to you, hope this mail reaches you in good health.
I am Mr. Morrison Gardner, a Manager at The NATWEST Bank.However
I got your contact through the International web directory.
Recently we discovered a Dormant Account with a huge amount of Money
Valued USD14, 000,000.00 (Fourteen Million Dollars only) that belongs to
one of our late Customer Mr. William Barnes who died in a plane crash.
During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to MR.WILLIAM BARNES from Idle-dale,
Colorado, USA who died along with his wife, MRS.TAMSIN BARNES and Daughter, MS. PAULA BARNES so the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without
any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before
our discovery to this development.
The Banking law here stipulates that if such money remains unclaimed for 15 years,
it will be forfeited to the Bank Treasury as an unclaimed bill. It is only a foreigner
that can stand as a next of kin and it is upon this discovery that I decided to contact
you to collaborate with you to pull out this dormant fund. In order to avert this negative
development. On behalf of my trusted colleagues we now seek your permission to have you stand in as next of kin to Our late Customer so that the fund will be released
and paid into your account as the beneficiary's next of kin now that the bank is still
expecting a next of kin or relative of the deceased, MR.WILLIAM BARNES.
We could have done this deal alone but because of our position in this country as civil
servants, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and that would eventually
raise an eye brow on our side during the time of transfer since we still work in this
bank, this is the actual reason why we required a second party or fellow who will assist
us forward claims as the next of kin and also provide either an existing bank account or
to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this fund, even an empty a/c can also serve for this purpose.
However, on smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 25% as gratification for your assistance to us, while 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses on both sides that may arise during the time of transfer and also for telephone bills, and the remaining 70% will be for me and my colleague. What I want from you is for you to act as the deceased next of kin. I have in my possession, all the necessary Documents to successfully accomplish the operation. Bear in mind that this proposal is 100% risk free.
Further Information will be given to you as soon as I receive your positive response. I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish. For confidentiality please contact me on this fax number: +44-207-900-6397 or my personal email account: gardner_natwest@yahoo.co.uk
Best Regards,
Mr. Morrison Gardner.
Natwest Bank
+44-207-900-6397
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