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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 Norlad Norlad" <norlandpeters@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 22:50:03 +0000
Subject: Get back to me pls!
Greetings from Norland
Before I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that this letter is not a
hoax mail and I urge you to treat it serious. I am Mr. Norland Peters a
Caribbean citizen resident in London. I am the personal assistant to one Mr.
Morris Thompson. Mr. Morris Thompson an American great industrialist and a
resident of Alaska, 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. You shall read more news about the crash on
visiting this site, which I got during my investigation;
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ and
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html
It was a sad news indeed. The said Mr. Morris Thompson deposited a fortune
with a Security Company. When I notified the Security Company on the death
of my boss I was told to come-up with the next of kin to Mr. Morris Thompson
to claim his fortune. Ever since then I have searched all I could to reach
any of Mr. Morris Thompson relation/relations but all was in vain.
Particularly, the deceased had an Amount of Fifteen million dollars {$15m}
deposited with this Security Company as a family treasure in Ghana where
traded so much in Gold, he was about transferring this Funds before he met
his untimely death.
The Security Company recently issued me a notice to provide my client's
relation(s)/next of kin or get his Funds confiscated within the next 21
days, they complained that they have given me enough time to come-up with
the next kin to my client since his death, only God knows how much I have
tried to reach any of Mr. Morris Thompson relative(s) all proved to no
avail.
That was why I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased to make the claim since you have noted to be upright in all
business relationships, instead of allowing those greedy directors of the
security company to confiscate the fund as they are threatening to do. If
you agree, we can discuss the percentage you will have as compensation on
your involvement. I am in possession of the entire document required to make
the claim, I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
So there is noting to be scared of. One thing I assure you is that there is
no risk involved, this transaction is 100% risk free, and all that is
required of you is trust since this fund will be transfer to you. I will
update you with further details as soon as I hear from you.
Please treat this proposal as confidential.
Best Regards
Norland.
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