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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. MIKE FALCONE" <mikefalconehsbco1@tiscali.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mikefalconehsbc@indiafirst.net
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:10:13 -0700
Subject: MR. MIKE FALCONE
FROM:MR. MIKE FALCONE
HSBC Bank plc,
Parkers House,
Regents Street,
Cambridge,CB2 1DL,
Unite Kingdom.
Email:mikefalconehsbc@yahoo.com
Dear Sir/Madam,
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr.Mark Harri , director of Regional Treasury of the HSBC Bank plc, Regents street,Cambridge,CB2 1DL,Unite Kingdom. I have an obscured business suggestion for you. One of our clients/personal friend, Late Mr. Morris Thompson an American who was a private business man 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.
After further investigation it was also discovered that Mr. Morris Thompson’s next of kin is his daughter who died with him.And he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, $24,500:000:00) Twenty Four millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it.
What bothers me most is that according to the to the laws of my country at the expiration four years six months the funds will revert to the ownership of the Unite Kingdom 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 his funds.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we
shall come out successful. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Mr. Morris Thompson, all that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can commence his job. After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favour for the move of the funds to an account that will be provided by you.There is no risk involved at all in the matter as we are going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents. Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue.Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall share in the ratio of 70% for me,30% for you . Should you be interested
please send me your full names and current residential address and I will prefer you to reach me on the email address below
(mikefalconehsbc@yahoo.com) and finally after that I shall provide you
with more details of this operation.
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards
Mr. Mike Falcone
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