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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: "Mccallum Graeme"<gmccallum44@yahoo.com.tr>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 06:05:07 +0200
Subject: INSTITUTIONAL FUND SERVICES
From the Desk of ....Mccallum Graeme
INSTITUTIONAL FUND SERVICES
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
HSBC Bank PLC, London international Branch
Email:gmccallum44@yahoo.com.tr
I am Mr. Mccallum Graeme, INSTITUTIONAL FUND SERVICES,
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA, HSBC Bank PLC, London
international Branch, On resumption of duties after the
Christmas and New year celebration i discovered that
one of my bank customer, Mr. JOSHUA WANG ,an Indonesia by
birth , a consultant/contractor with the military relief
Group, a charity organization ato the United Nation( UN),
was one of the victims of the TSUNAMI disaster in the Asia
World, he has being a private resident here in London for
3 years, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit,
valued at £6,500,000.00(Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand
Great British Pounds Sterling) for twelve calendar months
in my Branch.
As representative with contacts in the Middle east /
Africa,upon the tsunami disaster in his home country of
Indonesia, in which he was on a private visit to see is
sick old parents, i have made personalcontacts
to his resident here in London and through some foreign
mission in Indonesia, and has discoveredthat he and his
entire family perished in the said natural disaster in his
local community in Indonesia. On further investigation, it
also discovered that he died without making a WILL (En-
state) and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless, it was discovered in the Late Mr. JOSHUA WANG
bank papers that the only persons stated as his entitled
next of kin is his only wife, who also died with him in
the disaster, so presently their is no persons to declare
as the next of kin to the said fund and as it stand
now , No person will ever come forward to claim it. As the
bank papers/documents have only his late wife name, since
they have no child before their sudden death.
In accordance with the Banking Federal Laws and
constitution, the money will revert to the ownership of
the Government if nobody applies as the next of Kin to
claim the funds within certain period.Consequently, I
shall present you as a foreign partner to stand in as the
next of kin to late Mr.JOSHUA WANG so that you and I can
benefit from the fruits of this old man's labor and also
donate certain portion of the fund to all victims of the
Tsunami disasters through humanitarian Organization.
Be informed that i have in my capacity/position carefully
moved this fund into the Vault of a Security and Finance
Company here in London that have Branches all over
Europe/America where this fund can be claim.
Upon acceptance of this proposal, We shall employ the
services of a solicitor for the drafting of the LAST WILL
& TESTAMENT of Late Mr.Joshua Wang and to obtain all other
relevant papers in your name for the necessary
documentation for payment approval in my bank
headquarters in your favor.
I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law as I will use my position as the senior Bank's
personnel in the Institutional fund services, Middle East
and Africa, HSBC BANK PLC, to secure approvals and
guarantee the successful execution of this transaction.
Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is
required. If this interests you, please reply me
immediately and please include your private phone number
for voice contact and fax number so that I can
provide you with more details and relevant documents that
will help you understand the transaction better.
Awaiting your urgent reply through my private
email:mgraeme@wanadoo.es
or mgraeme1@bareed.alburaq.net
Thanks.
Best regards,
McCallum Graeme
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