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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Mark Rugh" <mark_rugh@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 20:55:15 +0300
Subject: Message From Mr. Rugh.
Dear Sir,
Please permit me to contact you through this medium. I know that this email may make you apprehensive especially as it it coming from a total stranger but I am optimistic that you will agree to my request.
I am Mr. Mark Rugh. (Head Of Consumer Banking) with Standard Chartered Bank Dubai U.A.E and the account officer in charge of one of our deceased customer(name witheld for security reasons) who happens to be a National of your country. He used to work with a multi-National oil firm in the U.A.E. On April 21, 2001 he, his wife and three childern were involved in an auto crash along Abu Dhabi-Dubai Express road. Unfortunately all accupants of the vehicle lost their lives.
Since then, I have made several inquiries to locate any of his extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccesful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the internet to locate any member of his family hence i contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or decleared uncervisable by our bank where this huge deposit was made.
Now, Standard Chartered Bank Dubai where the deceased had an account valued at(us$18.5 Million) has Issued a one month notice for the next of Kin or to come forward for the claim of the fund or have the fund confiscated after one month from today.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at (us$18.5 Million) can be paid to you and then both of us can share the money 60% to me and 40% to you. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get intouch with me by email. Do not forget to include your private telephone number so that I can give you a call to further discuss my proposition and we can also get to know each other better.
Best Regards.
Mark Rugh.
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