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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: "Idris Suleman" <augustinefez@handbag.com>
Reply-To: donbiggy2002@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 21:32:33 -0700
Subject: I NEED ASSITANCE
Sir,
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON!!
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue
of it's nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. However, a transaction
of this magnitude will certainly make anyone apprehensive
and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the
day.
I am a Consulting Auditor, with one of the prime banking institutions in
Africa. I came across your contact in my private search for a reliable and
reputable person to handle this confidential business with me. The
business involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account
and
this requires maximum confidentiality.
THE PROPOSITION;
We discovered an abandoned sum of Thirty two Million USD in an account that
belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his wife in a
plane crash Involving EGYPT AIR FLIGHT MS990,
on the 31st day of October 1999. Since his death, none of his next-of-kin
or relations has come forward to lay claims for this money as the heir.
However, according to the stipulated banking rules and regulations, any account
that remains dormant for 3 years without any justifiable reasons should be
declared as "non-operational" and will be returned to the
treasury.
Upon this discovery, and since no family member nor relative of the deceased
has ever appeared to claim the said fund, I am now seeking your maximum co-operation
to have you stand as next of kin to the deceased so that
the funds can be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary of
the fund otherwise, the fund will be returned to the treasury as unclaimed
funds and will subsequently be donated to the Trust Fund for the acquisition
of arms and ammunition to further enhance the cause of war in the World.
Consequent to this matter, the Judiciary has issued an order of MANDAMUS
in an attempt to locate anybody related to the decease.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message and your acceptance of our mutual
business endeavor by furnishing me with the following;
1. Beneficiary name and complete address
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers
The above requirements will enable us to file a letter of claim to the appropriate
departments for necessary approvals in your favor before the transfer can
be made. All documents and proofs to enable you
substantiate
your claim will be carefully worked out. On the final conclusion of this
project, the ratio for sharing the proceeds from this venture will be, 70%
shall be for us, 25% shall be for you and the remaining 5% shall be used
to compensate either parties for any expenses incurred. Although, I have
the intentions of investing part of my own share of the fund into charity.
Whilst this abnormalities may as well raise your doubts in view of the fact
that you are a person not physically known to me, I advise that a healthy
degree of caution be exercised before conclusions are reached by your
very goodself. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage
of the trust I have bestowed in you.
I eagerly await your urgent response.
Please, respond to my confidential alternative email:
(idrisfez@yahoo.com)
Your's Faithfully,
idris sulman
___________________________________________________________
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