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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: "Mr.Kamron Tasharofi" <kamrontasharofi@kamrons.com>
Reply-To: kamron_tasharofi1@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 17:20:41 +0000
Subject: BUSSINES OPPORTUNINTY
From the desk of Mr.Kamran Tasharofi.
Hsbc Bank Plc
8 Canada Square
London E14 5HQ
Attention:Sir/Madam,
PRIVATE AND URGENT.
My name is Kamron Tasharofi, I am the credit manager in a bank here in the
United Kingdom.
I am contacting you of a business transfer, of a huge sum of money from a
deceased account.
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that everything has been
taken care off, and all will be well at the end of the day. I decided to
contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSITION:
I am the account officer of a foreigner named Gerald
Welsh who died in an earthquake and tsunami-ravaged Indonesian province of
Aceh along with his wife and entire family in December 26 2004 you can
confirm this from the published by CNN.
Since his death, none of his next-of-kin are alive to make claims for this
money as his heir, because they all died in the same earthquake and
tsunami-ravaged (May their soul rest in peace).
We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim
as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, 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 for the funds (US$5,000,000.00) to be released in your favour as the
beneficiary's next of kin.
It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate an order
of man and must to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries. Please
acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual bussiness
endeavour by furnishing me with the following information if you are
interested.
1.A Beneficiary name, and complete postal address….In order for me to
prepare the document for transfer of the funds in your name.
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers…….For our personal contact and mutual
trust in each other.
3.A copy of your international passport or drivers license for more
confidentiality and trust.
I shall be compensating you with a million dollars ($1Million dollars) on
final conclusion of this project for your assistance, while the balance $4
million dollars shall be for me for investment purposes. If this proposal is
acceptable by you, please endeavour to contact me immediately. Do not take
undue advantage of the trust I have bestowned in you, I await your urgent
mail to my personal email address:
kamron_tasharofi1@yahoo.com
Yours sincerely,
Mr.Kamran Tasharofi.
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