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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: "Mr. Ian Reed" <ianreedco@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrian_reed10@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 23:42:36 +0000
Subject: HELLO
Dear Prospective Partner,
I am Mr.Ian Reed, I work as a Manager, Bills and Exchange with EFG Private
Bank Ltd, London,
UK. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposal for you. An
American Oil
consultant/contractor, Mr.Michael Hall, deposited funds with us, his
bankers,EFG Private Bank
Ltd, London, UK to the tune of £17,300,000.00 Pounds Sterling (Seventeen
Million,Three Hundred
thousand Pounds).
He died in a ghastly automobile accident. He died with his wife and two kids
without leaving
any relations I have tried several years after his death to trace any of his
relations that
might come over to claim the funds deposited with us as his next of kin but
found none.
I was his accounts officer and managed his account for him until his death.
I was soon
promoted to become Manager in the Bills and Exchange department and this
makes all easy for us
as I know how to go about getting the funds transferred to you successfully.
This funds if not claimed before the expiration of this year, the entire
funds will be
reverted to the ownership of the State or Government. Consequently, my
proposal to you is that
I want you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to the deceased so
that the funds will
not be claimed back by the Government officials here. So what I want us to
is simple, I will
like you to be presented as the next of kin to the deceased. Your
nationality or person does
not matter.
All that I need is a sincere personality to accomplish this project.Please
note that your name
or where you come from does not matter at all because all the necessary
documents/changes will
be done by me in your favour as the beneficiary. I am manager here and I
will prepare the
necessary documents for the drafting and notarization of the WILL and obtain
the necessary
documents and letter of probate/administration in your favour to show that
you are the next of
kin to the deceased.
The bank's Board Of Directors will at the end of the day contact you after
going through the
documents that the deceased lawyer will provide for you. Take note that the
total sum,
£17,300,000.00 Pounds Sterling will be shared in the ratio of 60% for me
while 30% will be for
you for assisting us with claiming the funds. 10% of the funds is set aside
for any incidental
expenses in the course of the transfer to you.
There is no risk involved at all, the paperwork for this transaction will be
done legaly, this
will guarantee the successful execution of the transaction. If you are
interested, please
reply immediately, and upon your responce, I shall provide you with more
details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please observe
utmost confidentiality
and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both
of us because I
shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country and I also
want to donate
some part of my share to charity and more information will come your way
upon your response.
Upon the reciept of this mail message, feel free to send to me the
following, to enable us
start the process:
1. Your full Names and contact address.
2. Your private Telephone, cell phone and fax numbers.
Thanks and best regards in anticipation of your response.
Mr Ian Reed
EFG Private Bank Ltd., London
Fax: +44 870 139 4184
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