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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: "Ann Williams" <annwill_2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ann2005ann@msn.com
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 23:08:36 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME
FROM:MS. ANN WILLIAMS
575 Finchley Road
London NW3 7BJ,U.K.
UNITED KINGDOM.
PROPOSITION:
My name is Ann Williams. I am a friend and a Personal Councellor to a former
Credit Manager and then the Account Officer of a foreigner named Gerard
st.Germain who died in an air crash along with his
wife on the 31st October 2001 in an Egyptian airline
990,with other passengers on board. You can confirm
this from the website below.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm
My friend resigned from the bank months ago because
of internal family problems,but before his resignaton
he was managing the deposit account of the late
Gerard St Germain were he had access to some vital
information as to how the funds will be paid to the
next of kin. Since his death, none of his next-of-kin
is alive to make claims for this money as his heir,because they all died in
the same accident, him
and the wife, Yvette St.Germain (May their soul rest
in peace). The bank cannot release the funds from his
account unless someone applies for the claim as the
next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in their
banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, my friend asked me to look for a
reliable person to stand as the next of kin because he
can not handle this directly since he has worked in
the bank, I now seek your permission to have you
stand as a next of kin to the deceased, as all
documentations will be carefully worked out by me and
my friend for the funds valued (US$15,000,000.00)
to be released in your favour as the beneficiary's next of kin. After four
years the bank is permitted by law of UK to send the money to the treasury
as unclaimed bills and the money shared amongst the directors of the bank.
It is on this basis,that my friend asked me to seek
for whom shall be used as the next of kin/beneficiary
to this funds rather than allow the bank directors to
share this money amongst themselves at the end of
the year.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in
acceptance to this noble offer by furnishing me with
the following information if you are interested.
1.A Beneficiary name and address in order for me to
get a probate for the transfer of the funds in your
name. 2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers.For our
personal contact and mutual discussion.
Upon your acceptance, I shall give you my direct
telephone number so that we can discuss freely.We
shall be compensating you with four million
dollars(US$4Million Dollars) on final conclusion of
this project for your assistance,US$1Million Dollars
shall be for any unforssen expenses,while the
remaining US$10 Million will be shared between me and
my friend.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavor
to contact me immediately,if not please disregard this
email.
Regards,
Ms. Ann Williams
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