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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Michael George" <georgemarking@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 11:40:34 +0000
Subject: Hello From Michael.
From Acct George H Michael.
Email:hugmarkings@yahoo.co.uk
Attn:
I am writing following an oppurtunity in my office that will be of imense
benefit to both of us. In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of :
28.6 million British Pounds Sterling (TWENTY EIGHT MILLION SIX HUNDRED
THOUSAND POUNDS) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers
Late Mr Morris Thompson an American who unfortunately lost his life in the
plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000,
including his wife and only daughter.
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of
kin or relatives to come over and claim his money because we cannot release
it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased
as indicated in our Company guidelines.I learnt from His Attorney that his
supposed next of kin being his only daughter died along with him in the
plane crash leaving nobody with the knowledge of this fund behind for the
claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I and two other officials in
this department now decided to make business with you and release the money
to you as the next of kin or beneficiary of the funds for safet keeping and
subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we dont want this
money to go back into Government treasury as unclaimed bill.
Attorney to Later Mr Morris Thompson that 25% of this money will be for you
as foreign partner while the balance will be for MySelf & colleagues. I will
visit your country for the disbursement according to the percentages
indicated above once this money gets into your account. Please be honest to
me and trust is our watchword in this transaction. Note this transaction is
confidential and risk free. As soon as you receive this mail you should
contact me by return mail.
Please note that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of these
funds to you has been finalised. We will discuss much in details when I do
receive your response.
Please in your response include your telephone number so that i can give you
a call to explain better.
Regards,
Michael H George.
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