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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: "Anderson Hegland" <anderson_h442@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:45:45 -0700
Subject: Trust
Anderson Hegland
Office Of Coporate/International
Banking Bills and Exchange
Standard Chartered Bank
Dear Sir,
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 am MrAnderson Hegland the head of corporate and institutional
banking Bills and Exchange Arab Bank Plc 73 Brooks street London W1k 4HX 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; is this a scam Donald Edwards
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 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 funds (Fourteen million three
hundred and twenty thousand united states dollars) can be released andpaid
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 711 carrington PL seat Pleasant MD 20743-1858
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers 301 484-9052
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 takeundue advantage of
the trust we have bestowed in you,
I await your urgent mail.And please do not forget to reply to my other email
for security purpose.
anderson_h442@yahoo.com
Best Regards,
Mr Anderson Hegland
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