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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: "nelson mba" <nelsonmba@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:33:06 +0000
Subject: INVITATION TO ACT AS NEXT OF KIN!!
First Atlantic Bank PLCI Am Mr.nelson mba, in charge of bills and foreign
exchange remittance Department of First Atlantic Bank Plc.
I am writing you this letter to ask for your support andco-operation.to
carry out this business opportunity in my department.We discovered an unclaimed sum of $24.5Million (Twenty-four million
fivehundred thousand dollars) in an account belonging to one of our
customer,(Mr.Kurt Kahle. Age 51) who died in a plane crash (Concorde
Airlines Flight AF4590)with his 37-year-old wife and son Michael, aged
eight. on Monday, 31 July, 2000, 13:22 GMT 14:22 UK .
Please view this site and read it's content carefully,Since we got information about his death we have been expecting his
next of kin to come over and claim his money.
Unfortunately,neither the family nor the relation has appeared to claim
this money. We cannot release this money unless somebody applies as the
next of kin or relation to the deceased.
Our banking guidelines indicated that if such money remainedunclaimed fora period of Six (6) years, it would be transferred intotheFirstAtlanticBank Treasury as unclaimed fund.Another officer and I in the department now decided to transfer this
moneyinto your account as the next of kin or relation of the deceased foreasycollection since nobody is coming for it and we dont want this money to goback into the bank treasury as an unclaimed fund.
Infact it is my friend that advised me to urgently arrange to transfer outthis money through another foreign beneficiary outside the country.Uponyour acceptance to this proposal,we have also agreed on a sharing Ration:1.30% for you as the account owner
2.60% for I and my colleagues
3.10% will be set aside to defray all incidental expenses both locally
and internationally during the cause of this transaction.Furthermore we shall be coming over to your country when the money is
finanlly in your account and we shall be relying on your advise as
regards,to investment of our share,be informed that this transaction is
genuine and 100% risk free considering the top level bank officials
involved.As you know that I enjoy good office here with the bank and I wilusemy
personality to make the official application on your behalf for
approvalof this money into your nominated account thereby having the banktransferthis money into your bank account.I will advice that you furnish me with the necessary details for me to
make the official application of claim on your behalf as the next of kinand beneficiary of this money with out wasting time.
Here are the details I will need to make the application.(1)Your Full Name.
(2)Your Contact Address.
(3)Your phone & Fax Number for effective communication.
(4)Age, Religion & Occupation.This is to effect the swift transfer of this fund into your account in
less than (7) working days.
Waiting for your urgent response.
Regards,Mr nelson mba.PLS REPLY TO (nelsonmba909090@yahoo.it)
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