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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: "Gakuya Sachio" <gakuya_s@fl-international.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:55:06 +0000
Subject: PLEASE RESPOND ASAP
Mr. Gakuya Sachio
Hokkaido Bank,
Kita 7 Jou Branch,
North 7 West 4, Sapporo,
Hokkaido 060-8628,Japan.
Email: gakuyasachio@fl-international.org
Dear Sir,
Please do not be embarrased by this unusual email with the request I am
about to make. Before going further let me introduce myself, I am Mr. Gakuya
Sachio credit officer of the Hokkaido Bank in Japan and accounts officer to
General. Anderson Ernest Elwood , the subject of my request to you.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client General. Anderson Ernest Elwood who
was with the Iraqi forces and also business man made a fixed deposit for 270
days, with a value of ($18.5 M)Eighteen million Five Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars only in my branch. Upon maturity several notices were sent to
him, even during the war early Last year.
Again after the war another notification was sent and still no response
came from him. We later find out that the General and his family had been
killed during the war in bomb blast that hit their home.
After further investigation it was also discovered that Gen. Elwood did not
declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of
his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he was at my
office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, $18.5
Million is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim
it.
What is most disturbing is that according to the laws of my country at the
expiration 3 years the funds will revert to the ownership of the Japanese
Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop, my
suggestion to you is that I will like you as
a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Gen. Elwood so that you will be
able to receive his funds.
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall
come out successful. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the
necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Gen.Elwood,
all that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with
your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can commence his job. After
you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also file in for
claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of
probate in your favor for the move of the funds to an account that will be
provided by you.Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank
account we shall share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you .
Should you be interested please send me your private phone and fax
numbers for easy communication and I will provide you with more details
of this operation.
Please reply through this EMAIL: gakuyasachio@fl-international.org
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards
Mr. Gakuya Sachio
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