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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: richard47@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 04:13:09 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20RESPONSE=2E?=
Dear Sir,
I am Mr. Richard, The Director Wire/Telex Dept
With HSBC BANK OF LONDON,KULBURN BRANCH UK. I have
urgent and very confidential business proposition for
you. On June 6, 2000, an American Oil
consultant/contractor with the South Africa Mining
Corporation, Mr. Charles Straw made a numbered time
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$25,000,000.00 (Twenty- five Million 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 the
South Africa mining Corporation that Mr. Charles
Straw died from an automobile accident. On further
investigation, I found out that he died without making
a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin were
fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered
that Mr. Charles Straw did not declare any kin or
relations in all his official documents, including his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$25,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank 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 and according to Law of British
Government,at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the
money will revert to the ownership of the British Government if
nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as
an individual to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.
Charles Straw so that the fruits of this man labor
will not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide
Immediately your full names and address, Direct phone
number so that the Attorneys will prepare the
necessary documents and affidavits which will put you
in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the
service of a known Attorneys to process and
notarization of all the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor in order for the
transfer to take place. A 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 the ratio of 60% for
me and 40% for you.
There is no risk at all as the Attorneys will do all
the paperwork for this transaction and I will furnish
you with my telephone number as soon as I get your
response. Position as the Branch Manager guarantees
the successful execution of this transaction. If you
are Interested, please reply immediately via the
private email address above. Upon your response, I
shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the
transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and 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 reply urgently with your
telephone
number.
Best regards.
Mr. Richard
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