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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: "Yua Han" <yuahan@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: securehan@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 13:35:39 +0000
Subject: Urgent Business Proposal
Hello.
I really do apologise for any embarrassment that my mail might cause you.
My name is Mr.Yua han, I head the investigation section in the claims
department of a reputable financial institution. Our work is to verify the
authenticity of claims, by conducting adequate investigation on the
documents submitted for such claims and in turn, advises the
management on our findings before claim payments are considered.
In a recent development, the documents of a claimant in connection with
some funds left in a fixed deposit account held with the institution by
his late relation, was directed to me and during my
investigation/verification it was discovered that this person could not be
the possible beneficiary of the estate in question since he could not
provide the deposit certificate issued to the deceased beneficiary of the
account and could not establish a clear evidence of his
relationship with the deceased.
Further investigation on the account beneficiary's where about in order, to
find out what has become of him and why he left this account since 1999
revealed that as the person, who wanted to make the claim had stated in his
claim application, the account beneficiary truely died. Now I am
writing to you because I do not want to send my report on this,to the
management. If I should write the report of my true findings, the greedy
directors will confiscate the account and convert all monies associated
with it, to their personal use. Since I don't like this to happen, I seek
the
assistance of a capable and willing person, who I can use his name to secure
the deposit which is now floating. If you are willing to participate in
this matter, I shall send a report to the management explaining that I was
led to a true relation of the deceased in the course of my investigation
and then advise them to released the deposit to you, as the rightful
beneficiary to the estate of the deceased.
I shall furnish you with the requirements, so that you can get them and
submit for the processing of payment. I shall follow up the entire process
to ensure that you are paid. Once I receive your positive response, I shall
give you details of total deposit in the account and other
information, so that you can state the percentage you will like to take
for assisting in making things work. Please this letter and all it's
contents, should remain between us.
Best Regards,
YUA HAN
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