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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: "bank info" <infobanking@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: andriebanker@walla.com
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 09:09:32 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY
GOOD DAY
I am Mr. Andrie Bramintya, Branch Manager of Australia
& New Zealand Banking Group Limited of 1 Raffles
Place #32-00 OUB Centre Singapore 048616. I have
urgent and very confidential business proposition for
you.A British Oil consultant/contractor with the
Singapore Solid Minerals Corporation, {Mr.Wilson H.
Diamond} made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve calendar months, valued at US$10,750,000.00
(Ten Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers, the Singapore
Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr.Wilson H. Diamond
died in a plane crash along with his wife, Mr and Mrs
Wilson & Sarah Diamond in 2000 air crash. Since we
got this information about his death. On further
investigation, I found out that he died without making
a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered
that Mr.Diamond did not declare any kin or relations
in all his official documents, including his Bank
Deposit paper work in my Bank. This sum of
US$10,750,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum
at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward
to claim it.
According to Laws of Singapore, at the expiration of 5
(five) years which is this year, the money will revert
to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies
to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I
will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next
of kin to Mr. Diamond so that the fruits of this old
man's labor will not get into the hands of some
corrupt government officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately
your full names and address so that the attorney will
prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that
will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall
employ the services of an attorney for drafting and
notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary
documents in your favor for the transfer. A bank
account in any part of the world that you will provide
will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you
as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid
into your account for us to share in the ratio of 70%
for me and 30% for you.
There is no risk at all as all 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. If you are
interested, please reply immediately via the private
email address below. Upon your response, I shall then
provide you with more details and relevant documents
that will help you understand the transaction. Please
send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers
for easy communication. Please observe utmost
confidentiality, and be rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us
because I shall require your assistance to invest my
share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my e-mail address
andriebanker@walla.com
Best Regards,
Andrie Bramintya.
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