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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: "mail boo" <mail@onair4me.com>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 01:05:22 +0000
Subject: REPLY WITH HONESTY
Dear Sir,
I am Eric Kings, Bank Manager of Llody Bank of U.K, London Branch.
I have an urgent and very confidential business proposal for you.
On June 6,2001, a FOREIGN Oil consultant/contractor with the U.K
National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Barry Kelly made a numbered time
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$36,500,000.00
(THIRTY SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAS) 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 his contract employers, the U.K National Petroleum
Corporation that Mr. Barry Kelly 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 was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Barry Kelly
did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$36,500,000.00 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.
According to U.K Law,at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will
revert to the ownership of the U.K Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to stand in as the next
of kin to Mr. Barry Kelly so that the fruits of this old man's labour 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 so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents
and affidavits, which will put you in place as the next of kin.
We shall employ the service of an Attorney to obtain the necessary documents
and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the
transfer. You will have to open an account with our correspondent bank and
provide me with the account information which 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 70%
for me and 30% for you. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for
this transaction will be done by the Attorney and my position as the Branch
Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email
address below. 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.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my email: erickings21@hotmail.com
Thanks and regards.
Eric Kings.
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