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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: margarethtinkana@vtxfree.ch
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 15:13:22 +0100
Subject: Study and response ASAP.
ATTN: C.E.O/MD
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone
through your remarkable profile on the internet. 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 unofficial and 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. AKINYEMI DANIELS, a head of Treasury/ Credit Unit of UNITED BANK
FOR AFRICA. I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that
will be attached to this deal. The Management and the Legal department of
our bank (UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA), in a recent meeting, recommended that
the account of An australlian, MR.JEFFREY COLLMAN, 47 Years of age, a prosperous
businessman. He has an Account in my branch, the sum of USD38.6 Million(Thirty
Eight Million,Six Hundred Thousand U.SDollars).
A adomiciliary account named his wife MRS.SARAH COLLMAN,as the next of kin
unfortunately two of them died in world trade centre as a victims of the
september 11, 200. Incident that befall the united state of america, the
bank is still unrelenting in it's bid to contact any of the relatives to
claim this money, you can confirm through this
http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/victims_list.htm
In the event of nobody claiming, the bank will declare the account dormant
and will trade with it freely till eternity, in order to avoid this development
my colleagues and i now seek your permission to have you stand !as! a distanct
relative to MR. JEFFREY COLLMAN so that the funds would be released to you.
All the documents as proofs to enable you get the these funds will be carefully
worked out, the bank has secured from the court an 'order of mandamus' to
locate any of his deceased relative.
I am also assuring you that all has been perfected and is 100% risk free,
the funds is presently in a Security Company in Europe. We have unanimously
agreed that 40% of the entire sum would be for you if you agree to take
part in this profitable transaction, 50% for me while the remaining 10%
would be used to pay back the expenses that may be incurred during the course
of the transaction by both parties after the fund has been claimed and lodged
in your account.In the event that you are genuinely interested in the transaction,
the following information would be needed from you to expedite action.
1) YOUR FULL NAME .
2) YOUR RESIDENTIAL AND COMPANY ADDRESS .
3) YOUR PRIVATE MOBILE,TELEPHONE!A!ND FAX NUMBERS.
where you can be reached at all time because this transaction entails constant
communication. If you are interested, send the requested information via
email as soon as possible so that we can proceed and after sending it you
call me. I await your response urgently.
Regards,
MR. AKINYEMI DANIELS,
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