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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: "simon modibbo" <simonmodibbo@msn.com>
Reply-To: simon_modibbo@myway.com
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:41:49 +0000
Subject: RE:-Help
INTRODUCTION: My Name is Mr.Simon Modibbo I know this proposal will come to
you as a surprise because we havenot met before either physically or through
any correspondence. I have no doubt in your ability to handle this proposal
involving huge sum of money totalling USD$18Million on my family's behalf.
THE SUBJECT: A Foreign Customer (Mr.Kurt Meltzer) who died along with his
entire family in November 15th 2000 in a plane crash. since his death, as
his accounts Officer I have made frantic efforts to locate any of his
relative, because he has a substantial amount with our Branch. Uptill date
nobody has showed up to lay claim on his deposit.The Banking law and
guideline here in my Country stipulates that if any customer account remains
unserviceable or dormant, and unclaimed after Four years, the account will
be transferred into the Bank treasury for re-investment.
As a Banker I know what happens to such funds, the Executive Director and
the Chairman of the Board of Directors will share it amongst themselves and
send down memos to us for reconciliation.
THE PROPOSAL:
My request of a foreigner in this business is occasioned by the fact that an
Indigene of My Country cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner. It is
therefore on this premise that I seek your cooperation By standing as a
relative to Mr.Kurt Meltzer.
As an Insider I will provide you with all relevant Information/documents
that will authenticate the Claim. Note that your Physical presence is not
needed at the Bank, I will Guide you on the Steps to take. The Bank will
only ask for verifiable Documents which I will provide.In All Fairness I am
willing to share the money with you on Agreed Terms.
For your Information, I have done my home work very well, before embarking
on the process of moving out the funds out of the bank through a Next of
Kin.
For more Information see BBC News
on--http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Simon Modibbo
NB:-If you are ready to work with me, provide me immediately with your full
names, telephone and fax numbers to begin work in earnest.Please reach me
via email:simon_modibbo@myway.com OR simon_modibbo@sify.com
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