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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 mark blackson<ericbenson3@tatanova.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 13:54:21 +0530
Subject: FROM DR BLACKSON UK.
DEAR SIR,
I am DR MARK BLACKSON the.Bank Manager of CITIBANK 332 Oxford Street,
London W1N 9AA +447040113810.I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On
June 6, 1997, an iraqi Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the BRITISH
PETROLUEM CORPORATION mr HAFFEZ AL SADIQUE.made a numbered time (Fixed deposit) for 36 calendar months,
valued at US$29,500,000.00 (Twenty Nine Million Five
hundred Thousand Dollars only) in my branch. Upon maturity in 2000,
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 british petroluem
corporation that mr HAFFEZ AL SADIQUE died as a result of tuture in the hand of
sadam hussein during one of his trips to his country iraq. 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 mr HAFFEZ AL SADIQUE. did not declare any kin or
relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork inmy Bank.
This sum of US$29,500,000.00 have been floating as unclaimed since 2000
in my bank as all efforts to get his relatives have hit the stones.
According to the british law at the expiration of 8 (eight) years, the
money will revert to the ownership of the british Government if nobody
applies to claim the fund and the eight years is this the end of december 2004
with one month grace which will finally elapse by january 2005.Consequently, my proposal is that i want to seek your consent as a
foreigner to stand in as the owner of the money as the next of kin to the
decesased so that the bank will transfer the money to your designated account.All
documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out. I
have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the
deceased beneficiaries, and more so I are assuring you that the business is risk
free involvement. Your share stays while the rest be for myself and for
investment purpose as i will leave london by the end of the year . The sharing of the funds will be based According to agreement within me
and you.. As soon as i receive an acknowledgement of receipt of this
message in acceptance of our mutual business proposal, I will furnish you with
the necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to suit both parties
without any conflict. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue
advantage of the trust i have bestowed in you.PLEASE, APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT DOING BUSINESS OVER THE INTERNET IS
RISK.ENDEAVOR TO SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER IN YOUR REPLY TO
mark_blackson@yahoo.co.uk DR MARK BLACKSON.
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This e-mail and any file transmitted with it are confidential and
solely for the use of the intended recipient. The contents do not
represent the opinion of citi bank london and its affiliated
subsidiaries except to the extent that it relates to their official business.
If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you
have received this e-mail in error and that any use is strictly
prohibited. Please notify the sender by return e-mail, then delete
this message and any attachment.
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