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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: bgrant_std01<bgrant_std01@tatanova.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 22:15:32 +0530
Subject: please respond immediately
Attention Sir,
I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a sum of money
from a deceased customer's account who on the 25th of July 2000 died
alongsidewith his family in the crash of the Air France Concorde flight
4590. He is from Germany and he is a german property magnate . His name
is Mr. Andreas Schranner.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Although I know that a transaction of this magnitude might make anyone
apprehensive, I would like to assureyou that we are sending you this
mail with the bestof intensions.
PROPOSAL;
Since then we have been trying to get this funds out of the bank, the sum
of US$14,200,000.00 (fourteen Million two hundred thousand United
StatesDollars)in an account that belongs to him. Since his death, none
of his next-of-kinor relations has come forward to lay claims to this
money as the heir. Wecannot release the fund from his account unless
someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as
indicated in our banking guidelines.Upon this discovery, we now seek
your permission tohave you stand as anext of kin to the deceased as all
documentations will be carefully workedout by us for the funds
(US$12,000,000.00) to be released in yourfavouras the beneficiary's next of kin.
It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate court,
an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries. Please
acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business
endeavour by furnishing me with the following
1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.
These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the
appropriatedepartments for necessary approvals in your favour before the
transfer canbe made. We shall be compensating you with 15% of this sum.
5% will mapped out for any expenses both side might incure at the end of
the transaction.THe rest will be for my side. You will keep your share
while our own remainsin your account for further investment when I will
come to your country.If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take
undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed in you in the pursuit of
this claim.
I await your urgent response to this email.
Regards,
Ben Grant
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