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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: "Dr. Norman Elvis" <paddy_paddy@IXP.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 06:05:52 -0700
Subject: From Dr. Norman Elvis
Dr Norman Elvis,
24 Sangus Aveneu,
B Block Zulu Close,Jo'berg.
South Africa.
E-mail : normanelvis01@netscapenet
Hello,
My name is Dr Norman Elvis,(Ph.D). I am the operational manager in
account management section in charge of credit and foreign bills of one of
the prime banks here in South Africa. I am writing in respect of a
foreign customer of my bank who perished with his whole families on 18TH JULY
2003 in KENYAN PLANE CRASH with the whole passengers aboard.
There is an account opened in this bank in 2000 by this great late
INDUSTRIALIST who died without a written or oral 'WILL' attached to this
account. Since his death, I have personally watched with keen interest to
see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to
claim his funds.No other person knows about this account or anything
concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and until his death he
was the manager of his company.
The total amount involved is 116,000,000.00 USD.[One Hundred and
Sixteen Million United States Dollar]. We wish to start the first transfer
with $16,000,000.00 [Sixteen Million] and upon successful transaction
without any disappointment from your side, we shall re-apply for the the
remaining balance to your account.
I have secretly discussed this matter with the general manager of the
bank who I must involve in order to have a smooth and a successful
transfer of the fund to any foreign bank account.
On this note, I decided to seek for a reliable foreigner who will act
as the foreign beneficiary of the fund from the deceased by providing
his/her bank account where the fund will be transferred for immediate
investment on any viable project as no one has come up to be the next of
kin.
The banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than
Threeyears without claim hence the money will be recalled to the government
treasury as unclaimed after this long period of dormancy.
In view of this I got your contact through my personal secretary to
see if you can assist by providing your safe bank account for the
transfer or find a reliable person who will be capable of receiving such amount
in his or her personal account. At the onclussion of the transfer 65%
of the fund will be for me, I will give you 20% of the total transfer
sum, 10% for charity both in Africa and in your country while the remaining
5% will be set aside to settle expenses both parties might incured
during the transfer processes.
Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send to you detailed information
about the transaction. I will not fail to bring to your notice that
this business is 100% risk and trouble free and that you should not
entertain any fear as all modalities for the fund transfer can be finalized
within 7 to 9 banking days, after you apply to the bank as the
beneficiary of the fund from the deceased.
You should also make it possible to include your private fax and phone
numbers for easy and safe communication.
contact me through this my private e-mail address
normanelvis01@netscapenet
Yours Faithfully,
Dr Norman Elvis,
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