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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Chris Johnson" <chrisjohnson@managersite.org>
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 17:30:08 +0000
Subject: Waiting to hear from you.
Dear Friend.
How are you today? Hope all is well with you. My name is Chris Johnson. I am
a personal financial manager to Mr. Raymond James, who was the major
investor in offshore oil Riggs within western African region until when he
was crippled by stroke, which left half part of his body, paralyzed, who
finally die recently.
However, before his death, he deposited the sum of $ 9.5 million, in a
Security firm in London, and handed a copy of the certificate of deposit of
the fund to me as his personal financial manager. After his death, the
Security firm inform me to provide his next of kin or have his deposit
confiscated. Honestly with you, I don’t know how to locate his next of kin
up to this time.
Please, I want to present you to the deposit firm as his next of kin, so
that his deposit funds will be release to you. If you are willing, you will
take 40% of the total sum 9.5million once you received it into your bank
account, and the remaining 60% will be for me.
If you are willing, get back to me with your information bellow as to
proceed.
1) Your full name.
2) Your direct telephone or cell number.
3) Your direct contact address.
Once I receive your positive response, we shall proceed immediately.
Waiting to hear from you.
Yours truly
Chris Johnson
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