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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: "Dr Fredrik Aker" <dr_fredrikaker@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:13:57 +0100
Subject: URGENT MAIL
Banking Bills and
Exchange Arab Bank Plc.
Hi
First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue
of it's nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though I know
that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and
worried, but I am assuring that this is real and genuine.
I came to know you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person
to handle this Confidential Transaction,which involves the transfer of a
huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence.
MY PROPOSITION;
During my audit exercise i discovered an abandoned sum of US$14,320,000.00
(fourteen million three hundred and twenty thousand united states dollars)
in an account that belongs to one of our customers a german estate tycoon
(Andreas Schranner ) who happened to be my very close friend and who died
along with his wife and entire family on 25th July, 2000,Air France Concorde
flight 4590 plane crash.Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or
relations has come forward to lay claims for this money as the heir. Arab
Bank 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, unfortunately, no family
member nor relative has ever appeared to claim the said fund. Upon this
discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to
the deceased so that the fundsUS$14,320,000.00 (Fourteen million three
hundred and twenty thousand united states dollars) can be released and paid
into your account as the beneficiary's next of kin otherwise the fund will
be returned to treasury as unclaimed funds and will be subsequently
conficicated by the british government at the expiration of five year
duration.
All documents to enable you receive this funds will be carefully worked out.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business endeavour by furnishing me with the following;
1. Your name and address
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers
These requirements will enable us file letters of claim to the appropriate
departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the transfer can
be made. I have agreed that our ratio of sharing will be as stated thus:
On final conclusion of this project, 60% of this shall be for me, while 35%
shall be for you and the remaining 5% shall be used to compensate either
party for any expenses incurred. Your share 35% stays while, my 60% share
shall be used for investment purposes in your country. For your
confirmations,you can visit this website for more info
Http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the
trust we have bestowed in you, I await your urgent reply to
dr_fredrikaker@yahoo.co.uk
Best Regards,
Dr. Fredrik Aker
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