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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 Young Richard." <yougrich@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: yougrich@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 22:50:41 -0700
Subject: ASSISTANCE
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
CITI BANK MALAYSIA.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr Young Richard director in charge of auditing and accounting section of city bank ,KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA. in Asia with due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you
on a business transaction that will be very eneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction .
During our investigation and auditing in this Finance, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on 21st April 2002 in a motor crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with this fianace firm without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.
Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of
execution. The said amount was (U.S$2.5M UNITED STATES DOLLARS).
Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the
deceased,get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity.
In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant,we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work there. This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to the finance company and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the
correspondent branch of the finance comapany where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account. I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is
100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 40% of the total
sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 50% will be for me .Please, you have been adviced to keep "top secret" as we are still in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this finance firm until you confirm the money in your
account and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to
percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you
advice us to invest in. All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear from you.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Young Richard.
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