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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: Bandel Arik<ericbenson3@tatanova.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:45:20 +0530
Subject: FROM BANDEL ARIK
Dear sir,
I am Bandel Arik one of the directors of a big financial institution
here in london name withheld due to security reason pending when your
response as i hope this will not e a misplacement of trust hence I make this
urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
In June 6th, 1997, an iraqi Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the
BRITISH PETROLUEM CORPORATION HAFFEZ AL SADIQUE.made a Fixed deposit
investment for 36 calendar months[three years],valued at US$29,500,000.00 (Twenty
Nine Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars only) in my branch. Upon maturity
in 2000,we 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 HAFFEZ AL
SADIQUE died as a result of tuture in the hand of saddam hussein during
one of his trips to his country iraq as one of the iraqi elites opposing
the tyranical leadership of sadam hussein. On further investigation, we
discover that his two son and the wife were also killed by saddam before his
arrival to iraq in 1998.
Since then all our efforts to get any next of kin was fruitless as he
used his wifes name as the next of kin in the official document in my office
further investigation also revealed that his entire family including uncles
were all eliminated by this sadist called saddam hussein and thanks to
president bushs action which have ushered democracy in iraq as the iraqis now can
take their place in comity of states in the world.
This 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 four
months validation period which will finally expire by April 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 am 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 invest my share in your country .
The sharing of the funds will be based According to agreement within you
and i. As soon as i receive an acknowledgement of receipt of this
message in acceptance of my mutual business proposal in sincerity 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 i will go
ahead to change all the system informations documents in my office to bear
your name to make things more easier.
Do not take undue advantage of the trust i am reposing in you
bearing in mind my position as any attempt to sabotage me will
automatically lead to lost of all my life effort in the banking industry. 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
bandelarik@yahoo.co.in
Thanks in anticipation of your friendly cooperation and further advice.
yours faithfully.
Bandel Arik
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