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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: "Thomas Smith" <tsmith_102003@walla.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:32:10 +0000
Subject: please assist
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK(U.K) PLC
FROM THE DESK OF MR THOMAS SMITH
ATTN:PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I AM MR THOMAS SMITH THE MANAGER BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK (U.k) PLC.
I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO SEEK YOUR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION TO CARRY
OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT. WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM
OF $15,000,000,00( FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT
BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED IN NOVEMBER 1997 IN A PLANE CRASH.
SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT-OF-KIN TO COME OVER
AND PUT CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE THE FUND
FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO
THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES.UNFORTUNATELY NEITHER
HIS FAMILY MEMBERS NOR DISTANT RELATIVEs HAS APPLIED TO CLAIM THE SAID FUND.
UPON THIS DISCOVERY I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT HAVE
AGREED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE TOTAL
AMOUNT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE HEIR OF THE FUND SINCE NO ONE CAME FOR
IT OR DISCOVERED HE MAINTAINED AN ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK .
OTHERWISE THE FUND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BANK'S TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.
WE HAVE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE AS STATED THUS:
25% FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER
65% FOR US(THE OFFICAIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT)
10% FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPENSES INCURRED BY
US AND YOU DURING THE COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS.
UPON THE SUCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER I AND ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES
WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND MIND OUR SHARE. IT IS
FROM OUR 65% WE INTEND TO IMPORT AGRICULTURAL MACHINERIES INTO MY COUNTRY.
TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION WE REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR
INTEREST BY A RETURN E-MAIL AND ENCLOSE YOUR PRIVATE CONTACT TELEPHONE
AND FAX NUMBER,FULL NAME AND ADDRESS OF YOUR DESIGNATED BANK,TO ENABLE US
FILE LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS FOR NECESSARY APPROVALS
BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE.
NOTE ALSO THAT THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE
OF ITS NATURE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
THANK YOU,
PETER CLARKE
NOTE:YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT ME ON MY ALTERNATE E-MAIL ADDRESS;tsmith_102003@yahoo.ie
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