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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: "Tony Gawab" <chukwuaustineide@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristertony@compaqnet.fr
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 23:14:05 -0700
Subject: Reply soon.
From: Tony A. Gawab Esq.
London, U.K.
Telephone: +44 703 184 7859
Fax line: +44 709 287 0887
E-mail: barristertony@compaqnet.fr
I must apologies for barging into your mailbox without a formal introduction
of myself to you. Actually, I got your mailbox in the web while trying to
get a good and capable businessperson in your country for both business and
investment purposes. Let me start by introducing myself; I am Barrister Tony
Gawab (Esq.) I was the Personal Attorney to late Mr. Morris Thompson an
American who was a private businessman in my country unfortunately lost his
life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on
January 31st 2000, including his wife and only daughter.
You can read more about the crash on visiting these sites below,
1. http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list
2. http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html
Before the plane crash, Mr. Morris Thompson made a numbered fixed deposit
for 18 calendar months with a value of US$ 2,500,000.00 (TWO MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) in a bank here in U.K. upon maturity
several notice was sent to him, another notification was sent and still no
response came from him. I later found out that Mr. Morris Thompson and his
family had been killed in that plane crash. After further investigation it
was also discovered that Mr. Morris Thompson’s next of kin was his daughter
who died with him in the crash.
What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at the
expiration of 5 years the funds will revert to the ownership of the U.K.
GOVERNMENT, if nobody applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop, my
suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the
next of kin to Mr. Morris Thompson so that you will be able to receive these
funds for both of us.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE: -
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall
come out successfully. As a barrister, I will prepare the necessary document
that will back you up as the next of kin to Mr. Morris Thompson.
PLEASE YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE YOUR FULL INFORMATION SUCH AS STATED BELOW,
[1] NAME:
[2] ADDRESS:
[3] AGE:
[4] SEX:
[5] TELEPHONE:
[6] FAX:
[7] OCCUPATION STATUS:
Also be informed that this Transaction will take us just 15 working days to
accomplish beginning from when I receive your Data’s. After you have been
made the next of kin, I will also file an application to the bank on your
behalf as soon as I secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in
your favor for the movement of the funds to an account that will be provided
by you. This process is 100% risk free as I have set out all the modalities
to see that a legalized method is used because then I will prepare all the
necessary documents.
Please note that utmost secrecy and confidentiality is required at all times
during this transaction. Once the funds have been transferred into your
nominated bank account we shall share in the ratio of 50% for me, 45% for
you and 5% set aside for any incidental expenses incurred during this
transaction. If you are not interested, please delete this letter so that I
can scout for another competent partner to conclude this transaction. Should
you be interested please send me your full names, telephone, fax number and
email address as stated above. I will prefer that you reach me via this
email address: - barristertony@compaqnet.fr
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Tony A. Gawab Esq.
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