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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: josen2n@handbag.com
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 05:48:27 -0700
Subject: REQUEST FOR CO-OPERATIVE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP!!!
ATTN: PLEASE,
I am Mr. Jose Jimenez, Head Foreign Exchange Dept; Banco Santander Central
Hispano Spain. Every Six years, Spanish Banks transfer to it treasury, Millions
of Dollars/Euro of unclaimed deceased Depositors
Funds, in compliance with the Banking Laws and Guidelines. In the majority
of cases, with reference to my bank, the money normally runs into several
millions of Dollars until Mr. Sheu Yuan-dong, governor of Taiwan's Central
Bank, his wife and only daughter with other four other finance officials
returning from a conference in Bali Died in a plane crash in Taiwan, I was
his foreign currency denoted Bank Account Manager with constant balance in
excess of eight digits. Ever since his death and up till this time of writing,
no next of kin or relation of his has come forward to claim his money with
us, since they lost their only daughter who was supposed to inherit this
liquid assets.
However, with my position, I am directly in charge of Bills and Exchange
in the Foreign Remittance Department of this bank. I am in a position to
cause the payment of this money to whosoever that present
himself or herself as the next of kin or relation of late Mr. Sheu Yuan-dong
on private business deal basis.
Please View this website:
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/
The purpose of my writing to you exclusively is that I want to pull out this
unclaimed money amounting to, US$45,900,000.00 (Forty Five Million, Nine
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with your cooperation and assistance
by just doing the following-
1. Act as the next of kin or relation of late Mr. Sheu Yuan-dong
2. Provide your bank account and location where you want the money remitted.
3. Provide your direct and private telephone/fax numbers for effective communication.
4. Give immediate reply to this proposal, using this email address:josejimenez0@excite.com:
Upon receipt of your response and agreeing with my terms, I will send to
you by fax the legally certified document that proves that you are the next
of kin/beneficiary of the said funds. For your co-operation and efforts 40%
of the money will be for you as our foreign partner, while 60% will be for
my colleagues and myself that will eventually visit your country for disbursement
of our fund portion. As a matter of fact, it is pertinent to inform you that
all modalities have been accomplished and all logistics in good shape to
effect payment immediately. Looking forward to a mutual beneficial business
relationship.
Treat with top confidentiality.
Best regards,
Mr. Jose Jimenez,
Head Foreign Exchange Dept; Banco Santander Central
Hispano.Madrid Spain.
Tel/Fax: 0034-695-616-308.
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