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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: "Michael Leyden" <mjoeleyden@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mjoeleyden@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 02:41:02 -0400
Subject: Late Barry Vermeulen's Inheritance
From :Michael Leyden
Subject:Late Barry Vermeulen's Inheritance
Date: 13th September, 2005
Dear Vermeulen,
I apologize if the contents hereunder are contrary to your moral ethics. But
please treat with absolute secrecy and personal. I am an employee of a
commercial bank here in England and an Account Officer to a deceased
customer of our bank, who is a National of your country.
We lost this customer (Barry Vermeulen) and his family in an auto crash here
in England some years back and his account valued at US$10,000,000.00 (Ten
Million U.S Dollars) with us has been dormant and unclaimed due to
unavailability of a next of kin/relatives to claim his estate, since his son
whom he used as his next of kin died in the same auto crash with him.
In accordance with the escheat laws of England, the Board Of Directors of
the Bank met a forth night ago and resolved to turn the estate of the
deceased over to the Government having waited for too long without the
deceased relatives/next of kin surfacing and if this is done, invariably the
funds will end up becoming Government property too and it is as a result of
this that I am moved to contact you considering the fact that you have the
same LASTNAME with the deceased. In view of this, I am seeking for your
co-operation and understanding to stand as the deceased next of kin to
enable us claim the inheritance before the time period given by the Bank
elapses.
If you are interested and in agreement with me, please write backimmediately
through this email address provided below and also include your direct
telephone and fax numbers for more elaborate information. Be rest assured
that it is a risk free project and the proceedings will be shared 50% each
once the funds ar e repatriated into your account either in your country Or
elsewhere.
I wait for your prompt response.
Respectfully,
Michael J.Leyden
Private Email : mjoeleyden@yahoo.co.uk
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