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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: "smith collins" <smithcollins@smithcollins.net>
Reply-To: smithcollins@myway.com
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 17:33:23 +0000
Subject: READ AND REPLY
Dear Friend,
Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal
ethics. I will introduce myself as Mr Smith Collins, a staff in the
accounts management section of a well-known bank here in the United
Kingdom. One of our accounts with holding balance of £45,000,000.00(Four-
Five Million British Pounds) has been dormant and has not been operated
for the past 5 years.
From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account a
foreigner by name Austin Martins died in August 2000 and since then
nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money because he
has no family members who are aware of the existence of neither the
account nor the funds. Also Information from the National Immigration
states that he was also single on entry into the UK.
I have secretly discussed this matter with some of the bank officials and
we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. We thus
propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of these
funds from the deceased and funds released to you after due processes
have been followed. This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles
as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drug, money
laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act. On your interest, let me
hear from you, and send your reply to my private email address:
smithcollins@myway.com
Regards,
Mr Smith Collins
DISCLAIMER:
This message contains confidential information and is intended only for
specified addressee. If you are not the named addressee you should not
disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. The sender therefore does
not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this
message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. Please note that
we reserve the right to monitor and read any emails sent and received
under the Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of
Communications) Regulations 2000. Please reply through this
email :smithcollins@myway.com
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