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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: "EDWARD LUCAS" <lucas@maktoob.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: edward@box.az
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 20:42:22 +0000
Subject: From : MR.EDWARD LUCAS
MR EDWARD LUCAS
MANAGER:
BANK OF AFRICA PLC.
DAKAR-SENEGAL.Branch.
Email: edward@box.az
Tel: +221-525 1855
It is certainly obvious that this email will reach you as a surprise,
but need not to worry as i am using the only secured and confidential
medium available to seek for foreign assistance in a business.
I am MR EDWARD LUCAS from the BANK OF AFRICA. PLC, DAKAR
-SENEGAL.Branch. This business request may seem strange, but I
crave your indulgence and pray you view it seriously as I am convinced
that you would be capable to provide me with a solution to a money
transfer.
On 3rd october, 1999, German property magnate Mr Andreas Schranner
made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months,valued
at US$10,500,000.00(Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars )in
my branch 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, that the property magnate Mr Andreas Schranner,
64, his wife Maria, 62, their daughter Andrea Eich, 38, her husband
Christian, 57, and their children Katharina, eight, and Maximilian, 10,
all died in the plane crash On Monday, 31 July, 2000, (Concorde Flight AF4590)
with other passengers on board as you can confirm it yourself via the
website below .MAY THERE GENTLE SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE.AMEN:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
On further investigation, I found out that he made a Will to his only dauther who
also died in the same air crash and attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr Andreas Schranner
did not declare any of his relations as next of kin in all his official documents
who also died in the crash, including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank.
This sum of US$10,500,000.00 and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to
claim it according to African law, at the expiration of (five) years, the money
will reverted to the ownership of the Senegal Government if nobody applies
to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand
as the next of kin to Mr Andreas Schranner and claim this funds so that
the fruit of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt
Government officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately
your full name and address because We shall employ the service of an
attorney for the drafting and notarization of the Will and obtain the
necessary documents and letter of probate administration in your favour
for the transfer.
Any bank account in any part of the world which you will 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 ratio of 50%
for me,30% for you and 10 % to charity organisations and another 10%
will be set aside for expenses incured during the business . There is no
risk at all;
the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my
position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution
of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the
private email address below, upon your responses, I shall provide you
with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand
the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality and be 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 upon the receipt of this mail message, send to me the following
to enable me start the processing of the fund transfer:
1.) Your full name and address.
2.) Your private / official telephone and fax number.
Awaiting your Urgent Reply via my private email:edward@box.az
or call me on my private telephone number: +221-5251855.
Please feel free to dis-regard this
proposal if it is not in line with your principles.
Thanks and God bless,
MR EDWARD LUCAS
MANAGER:
BANK OF AFRICA PLC.
DAKAR-SENEGAL.Branch.
Email: edward@box.az
Tel: +221-525 1855
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