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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: "Mr Raphael Shepherd" <shepherd@post.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: shepherd.r@laposte.net
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 20:38:47 +0100
Subject: Please reply
Mr Raphael Shepherd
Norwich Homes Development Bank
Norwich,United Kingdom
Tel: 447040118465
Email: shepherd.r@laposte.net
Firstly I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of the nature as being utterly confidential. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried,but I am assuring you of a risk free transfer. There is no doubt that trust conceptually is a conundrum which leads itself to deferring interpretation,hence i have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
I am Mr Raphael Shepherd from the Norwich Homes Development Bank Norwich,United Kingdom,On June 6, 1999, an American Oil contractor, Mr. Roland Goldberg made a fixed deposit for twelve months,valued at 12,500,000.00 USD(Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars )in my branch upon maturity. I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.A month after, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Roland Goldberg died in the plane crash On October 31, 1999, (an Egyptair Boeing 767 Flight 990) with other passengers on board.
Upon this discovery, I seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to the deceased so that the funds (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) can be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary's next of kin otherwise the fund will be returned to treasury as unclaimed funds which will subsequently be reverted to the ownership of the UK government and will be donated to the trust fund for arms and ammunition to further enhance the course of war in the World.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Roland Goldberg so that the fruit of this man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt Government officials.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following;
1. Beneficiary name and address
2. Direct Telephone and fax number
The paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the branch manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.please reply immediately through the private email address. Upon your responses, I shall provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.
I advice that a healthy degree of caution be exercised before conclusions are reached by your goodself. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed on you.
I will appreciate your response.
Thank you,
Mr Raphael Shepherd
Norwich Homes Development Bank
Norwich,United Kingdom
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