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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: FIRST NATIONAL TRUST <fntrust@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 10:33:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Sir/Please Urgent Reply
FIRST NATIONAL WAGON FINANCE
LUTON,BEDFORSHIRE.
ENGLAND
I am Dr.Kenneth Harry , head of group risk, FIRST NATIONAL WAGON FINANCE LONDON,ENGLAND.On Monday,31 July, 1990,one Kohler Stephane,a German National,a property magnate, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit,valued at 10,550,000.00 (Ten Million,Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds) for twelve calender months in my Bank Branch.Upon Maturity, we 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 company that Mr.Kohler Stephane was aboard the Swissair Flight 111 plane, which crashed 2 September 1998 10:31pm ADT view the web site
http:www.newscotland1398.net/lunenco/swissbaysw.html
After further investigation, it was discovered that he died without
making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin proved fruitless. On further investigation, it was discovered that Late Mr. Kohler Stephane did not declare any next of kin or relatives in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work here in our Bank. The total sum, 10,550,000.00 is still 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. In accordance with the
British banking laws and constitution, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the British Government treasury if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds. Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to stand in as the next of kin to the late Mr. Kohler Stephane.
Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you the FIRST NATIONAL WAGON FINANCE,ENGLAND "Next of Kin Payment Application Form" as well as detailed information on how this deal would be carried out. We shall employ the services of a solicitor for the drafting of the LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of Late Mr. Kohler Stephane and to obtain all other relevant papers in your name for the necessary documentation for payment approval in my bank headquarters in your favour.
The money will be shared in the ratio: Sixty percent for me, thirty
five percent for you and five percent for any arising contigencies during the course of this transaction.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position as the Bank's head of group risk to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction. Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If this interests you, reply and include your private Phone and Fax number.Please get back to me with this email address:
fntrust@yahoo.com
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks.
Best regards,
Dr.Kenneth Harry
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