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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: "Peter Alen" <revart201@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: peter_alen@eresmas.com
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:12:16 -0700
Subject: hello
Standard Bank London Ltd
5th Floor
Cannon Bridge House
25 Dowgate Hill
London EC4R 2SB
United Kingdom.
Tel:+447040117006
Fax:+44746342909
peter_alen@eresmas.com
Dear Friend,
Thank God who has giving me the power to contact you on this?
Well, I am Mr.Peter Alen manager OF STANDARD BANK OF LONDON i have urgent and very confidential business proposition for
you.
On JULY 1 2002 a foreign oil consultant/contractor with the LONDON.
NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION. Mr.Smith, anumbered time(FIXED DEPOSIT) FOR twenty calendar months, valued at us $25,000,000.00 (TWENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS) in my branch.Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.After a month,We sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contact
employers,
The LONDON NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATIOM that Mr.Smith
died from an automobile accident.On furture investigation,I Mr.Peter Alen, found out that he died without making A (WILL) and all attempts to trace his NEST=OF=KIN WAS FRUITLESS.I Therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Smith,did not declare any NEST=OF=KIN or relation in all official documents,including his Bank Deposit papework in my Bank
This sum of us$25,000,000.00 TWENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS) is stillin my Bank and the interest is bering rolled over with
the principal sum at the end of the each year. no one will ever come forward to claim it.According to law,at the expiration of five year, the money will revert to the ownership of the government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that i will like you as an foreigner to stand in as the NEST= OF=KIN to Mr.Smith,I will
like you to provide this immediately 1. YOUR FULL NAME 2. YOUR
TELEPHONE NUMBER 3. YOUR FAX NUMBER,and 4. YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT CORY,
So that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents which will put you in place as the NEST=OF=KIN.We shall employ the service of an Attorney for drafting and notarization of the will and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of (PROBATE/ADMINISTRATION) in your favor for the transter.A bank account in any part of the world, will provide, will then facilitate the transfer of this money be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio 45% percentage for me and 45% percentage for you and 10% percentage will be for sittling expences,
There is no risk at all, As all the peperwork for this transaction will be secure by your name through Attorney, and my position as the BANK MANAGER OF STANDARD BANK LONDON. Guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. if you are interested,please reply immediately via the private email address below.or call me on this line for more explanation?
Tel:+447040117006
Fax:+44746342909
peter_alen@eresmas.com
Yours sincerely,
Peter Alen
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