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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: "raymond sam" <raymond_sam1010@msn.com>
Reply-To: raymond_sam1010@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 13:05:04 +0000
Subject: TRUST
Coporate/International Banking Bills and Exchange,
Standard Chartered Bank-London
Dear Sir,
First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by
virtue
of it's nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though I
know
that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and
worried, but I am assuring that this is real and genuine.
I am Mr Raymond Sam the head of corporate and institutional banking
Bills
and Exchange Standard Chartered Bank London .I came to know you in my
private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this
Confidential Transaction,which involves the transfer of a huge sum of
money
to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence.
MY PROPOSITION;
During my audit exercise i discovered an abandoned sum of
US$14,320,000.00
(fourteen million three hundred and twenty thousand united states
dollars)
in an account that belongs to one of our customers a german estate
tycoon
(Andreas Schranner ) who died along with his wife and entire family on
25th
July, 2000,Air France Concorde flight 4590 plane crash.
Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward
to
lay claims for this money as the heir. Standard Chartered Bank cannot
release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as
the
next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines,
unfortunately, no family member nor relative has ever appeared to claim
the
said fund. Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you
stand
as next of kin to the deceased so that the funds (Fourteen million
three
hundred and twenty thousand united states dollars) can be released
andpaid
into your account as the beneficiary's next of kin otherwise the fund
will
be returned to treasury as unclaimed funds and will be subsequently
conficicated by the british government at the expiration of five year
duration.
All documents to enable you receive this funds will be carefully worked
out.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business endeavour by furnishing me with the following;
1. Your name and address
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers
These requirements will enable us file letters of claim to the
appropriate
departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the transfer
can
be made. I have agreed that our ratio of sharing will be as stated
thus:
On final conclusion of this project, 60% of this shall be for me, while
35%
shall be for you and the remaining 5% shall be used to compensate
either
party for any expenses incurred. Your share 35% stays while, my 60%
share
shall be used for investment purposes in your country. For your
confirmations,you can visit this website for more info
Http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not takeundue advantage of
the
trust we have bestowed in you, I await your urgent mail.And please do
not
forget to reply to my other email for security purpose.
raymond_j75@yahoo.co.uk or ray_joe@yahoo.co.uk
Best Regards,
Mr Raymond Sam
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