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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: "victor williams" <victor_williams210@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 21:48:24 +0000
Subject: INHERITANCE/NEXT OF KIN
MR.VICTOR WILLIAMS
UNITED KINGDOM
Reply to EMAIL: victor_williams2010@yahoo.co.uk
28/7/05
Dear Friend,
I apologize if the contents hereunder are contrary to your moral
ethics.
But please treat with absolutely personal. I am an employee of a
commercial Bank here in the United Kingdom and an Account Officer to a
deceased
customer who is a National of your country.
We lost this customer and his family in an auto crash here in England
some years back and his account valued at US$9,500,000.000 (Nine Million
Five hundred Thousand U.S Dollars) with us has been dormant and unclaimed
due to unavailability of a next of kin/relatives to claim his estate, since
his son whom he used as his next of kin died in the same auto crash with
him.
In accordance with the escheat laws of England, the Board Of Directors
of the Bank met a forth night ago and resolved to turn the estate of the
deceased over to the Government having waited for too long without the
deceased relatives/next of kin surfacing and if this is done,
invariably the funds will end up becoming Government property too and it is
as a
result of this that I am moved to contact you considering the fact
that a known relative of him have not been Located.
In view of this, I am seeking for your co-operation and understanding
to stand as the deceased next of kin to enable us claim the inheritance
before the time period given by the Bank elapse.
Hence, if this proposal is OK by you and you do not wish to take undue
advantage of the trust, I hope to bestow on you. Then kindly get back
to me immediately, strictly via my private email
( victor_williams2010@yahoo.co.uk )write to enable me enlighten you
on how we are to proceed. I will not contact any person or company until I
hear from you,so as to enable me decide on what to do next.
Be rest assured that it is a risk free project and the proceedings
will be shared 50% each once the funds are repatriated into your account
either there in the United States Or elsewhere.
I wait for your prompt response.
REGARDS,
Victor Williams
N b: please note that it does not matter if you are not related to my
late customer, the fund will still be paid to you, since i am presenting you
as his next of
kin, based on the fact that i was his personal account officer, whoever I
present will be
paid.
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