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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: "cyril dike" <cyrildike@mcdfigment.com>
Reply-To: cyrildike@lawyer.com
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 18:33:14 -0400
Subject: INFORMATION FROM: PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY / REPLY URGENTLY TODAY
FROM: MR. CYRIL DIKE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR;
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
Please reply to cyrildike@lawyer.com
My Dear Friend,
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this mutual beneficail
transaction.
Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to
reach you through it because it still remains the fastest, surest and most
secured medium of communication. However, this correspondence is purely private,
and
it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that this deal is
hitch free from all what you may think of. I am MR. CYRIL DIKE, Executive
Director incharge of Claims and Indemnity of PRUDENTIAL Insurance
Company. I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be
attached to this deal for the benefit of both of us.
The Management and the Legal / Treasury Department of this PRUDENTIAL
Insurance Company in a recent meeting, recommended that the account of
MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN, who maintained a Life Assurance Policy, should be
declared Dormant and confisticated hence moving his unclaimed benefits
funds
to the Treasury according to our Banking and Financial law. Recently, I
came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person (MR.
ROBERT FINKELSTEIN). He is foreigner, unfortunately He is now late as he was
amongst those that was Killed in the recent plane crash during his
visit to London, as you can confirm through this website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
This man was our client and has a Life Assurance Policy WORTH the sum
of Forty Five Million United States Dollars (US$45,000,000.00). Right now,
the fund is lying unclaimed in our custody and there is NO next of kin
mentioned in his file and there is NO HOW we can reach any of his other
relatives. All efforts made by us to establish contacts with any other of his relation
has proved abortive and unsuccessful. His Life Assurance Policy will expire
in the next few months from the date of this letter. Just last week we
received an instruction from Ministry of Social Welfare to forward particulars
of all unclaimed benefits that will expire in the next few months.
Upon my personal finding on this matter, I kept this information secret
to myself until now that I am contacting you. In view of the fact that the
deceased customer is a foreigner (from a different country), it is
Officially important for the involvement of a foreigner who will pose
as a next-of-kin. I will use my exalted position in this Insurance Company
to present you as his Next of Kin as you can be his relative, friend or
Cousin and the Money (US$45Million) will be Safely transfered into your own
bank account in your country. Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home
Address when replying this mail and I will give you more information as
soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in this viable transaction.
I will use my exalted position here to get all internal documentations
to back up the claims. The whole Procedures will last only 5 working days
to get the fund retrieved successfully Without trace even in future.
Please I need the following:
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. HOME ADDRESS/COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.
4. YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION
The transaction will be done successfully and smoothly completed via
email and telephone. You don't need to come to my country. Send your full
name, address and telephone number to me via email urgently today so that I
will call you for discussions. I PROMISE that you must be happy and shall
rejoice greatly soonest for cooperation with me in this transaction. After
successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share the money
50-50 (50% for you and 50% for me).
I await your good response today. Thanks and remain blessed. I require
you to maintain the confidentiality of this transaction because it is
important due to the fact that I am still in active services to the PRUDENTIAL
INSURANCE COMPANY. Your earliest response to this matter is very
important.
I AM WAITING YOUR REPLY TODAY.
Kind Regards,
MR. CYRIL DIKE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; PRUDENTIAL Insurance
Please reply to cyrildike@lawyer.com
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