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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: "florence_cole@ommail.com" <florence_cole@ommail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 17:08:08 -0500
Subject: RE:TO TRUST YOU
FROM MISS MARIAM ALFRED
UNION BANK OF KUALA LUMPUR
MALAYSIA.
EMAIL: florence_cole@tlen.pl
Dear Good one,
Good Day.
I am Miss Florence Cole, a staff in UNION BANK OF KUALA
LUMPUR(MALAYSIA).Ihave urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you. I got your
contact from the world trade center (W.T.C.)regional office
in MALAYSIA the details of my intention was not made known
to them.
On June 6 1999,A Jordanian oilconsultant /contractor with
the MALAYSIA National Petrolum Corporation,
Mr.Mohamed, made a numbered time (fixed) deposited
for twelve calendar valued at US$6,000,000.00 (SIX Million
united states dollars)in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a
routine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discover from his contact employers MALAYSIA National
Petroleum corporation that Mr.Mohamed,died from an
automobile accident.
On further investigation, I found out that he did not
leave a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were
fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and
discover that Mr.Mohamed, did not declare any next
of kin in all his official documents,including his Bank
Deposit paperwork. This sum of US$6,000,000.00 is still
sitting in the Bank and No one has come forward to claim
it.
According to the MALAYSIA Law, at the
expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the COTE D'IVOIRE Government if nobody applies
to claim the funds. Consequently, my proposal is that I
will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin
to Mr.Mohamed,so that the fruits of this old mans
labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials.
A bank account in any part of the world, which you provide,
will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as
the beneficiary / next of kin of Mr.Mohamed. The
money will be paid into your account for us to share in the
ratio of 60% for me and 30% for you while 10% will be map
for any expensives.
There is no risk at all the paper work for this transaction
will be done by the attorney and my position as a staff of
this department, guarantees the successful execution of
this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via the
private email address below or up. Upon your response, I
shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the deal very well.
Please observe utmost confidentialit, and rest assured that
this transaction would be most profitable for both of us
because Ishall require your assistance to invest my share
in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via e-mail below you can also
feel free to call me for more clearifications on my
telephone number below or up.
Thanks and best regards.
Miss Florence Cole
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