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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: "Gerald Nixon" <grdnxn@msn.com>
Reply-To: grdnxn@myway.com
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 12:11:34 +0000
Subject: Your Email
Good Day,
I am Mr.Gerald Nixon i work in the Billing and Exchange Department of the
International Remittance Office in a bank,I am contacting you concerning a
deceased customer and an investment he placed under our banks management
five years ago.I Would respectfully request that you keep the contents of
this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come
by as a result of this mail.I am contacting you independently of my
investigation and no one is informed of this communication.
The year 2000 the deceased came to our bank to engage in business
discussions with our private banking division. He informed us that he had a
financial portfolio of Six Million United States Dollars, which he wished to
have us turn over (invest) on his behalf,I was the officer assigned to his
case, I made numerous suggestions in line with my duties as the de-facto
chief operations officer We met on numerous occasions and i encouraged him
to consider various growth funds with prime ratings.2001 the deceased asked
that the funds be liquidated due to an urgent investment requiring cash
payment he directed that i deposit the funds with CAPITAL FINANCE &
SECURITIES,He told me he wanted the money there in anticipation of his
arrival from Norway later that week,In line with his instruction the money
was deposited with the firm.June 2003 we got a
call from the security Company informing us about the inactivity of that
particular portfolio.The bank immediately launched an investigation into
possible surviving next of kin to alert about the situation and also to come
forward to claim his estate. If you are familiar with private banking
affairs, those who patronize our services usually prefer anonymity, but also
some levels of detachment from conventional processes.I have made futile
efforts to locate any of his extended relatives.According to practice, The
Security Firm will by the end of this financial
year broadcast a request for statements of claim failing to receive viable
claims they will most probably revert the deposit back This will result in
the money entering the CAPITAL FINANCE & SECURITIES accounting system and
the portfolio will be out of my hands and out of the private banking
division.
My proposal:I am prepared to place you in a position to instruct The
security Firm to release the deposit to you as the closest surviving
relation. Upon receipt of the deposit,I am prepared to share the money with
you or invest it in property acquisition. That is: I will simply nominate
you as the next of kin and have them release the deposit to you. We share
the proceeds 60/40.or go into patnership I would have gone ahead to ask that
the funds be released to me, but that would have drawn a straight line to me
and my involvement in claiming the deposit.I assure you that I could have
the deposit released to you within a few days. I will simply inform the bank
of the final closing of the file relating to the deceased. I will then
officially communicate with The Security Firm and instruct them to release
the deposit to you. With these two things: all is done.
The alternative would be for us to have The Security Firm direct the funds
to another bank with you as account holder. This way there will be no need
for you to think of receiving the money from The Security Company.If you
give me positive signals, I will initiate this process towards a conclusion.
I wish to inform you that should you contact me via official channels; I
will deny knowing you and about this project. I repeat, I do not want you
contacting me through my official phone lines nor do I want you contacting
me through my official email account. Contact me only through the numbers I
will provide for you and also through this email address. I do not want any
direct link between you and myself. My official lines are not secured lines
as they are periodically monitored to assess our level of customer care in
line with our Total Quality Management Policy.Please observe this
instruction religiously.please reply to this email:gdnixon3@yahoo.co.uk
I await your response,
Mr.Gerald Nixon
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