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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: "willison coker" <barrister@barristerwillisoncoker.org>
Reply-To: barristerwill02@myway.com
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:16:17 +0000
Subject: Good Day
MR.WILLSON M. COKER
Barclays Bank Plc.-London
London -UK
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Willison M. Coker Chief Accountant with Barclays Bank Plc.,
London - UK. I have urgent and very confidential business transaction for
you.
On June 6, 1999, a Foreign Oil consultant / contractor with the British
Petroleum Corporation,Mr.Barry Kelly made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit,
valued at £25,500,000.00 ( Twenty Five Million Five hundred Thousand pounds
only) 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 British Petroleum Corporation that Mr.Barry Kelly
died from an automobile accident. 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.Barry Kelly
did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,including
his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.This sum of (£25,500,000.00) has
carefully been moved out of my bank to a security company attached with
Barclays Bank for safe-keeping.
No one will ever come forward to claim it.According to Brtish Law, at the
expiration of 5 (Five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the
British 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 nest of kin for the money presently with security company though
the security company in our Barclays Bank.
I am writing you because I as a public servant, I can not operate a foreign
account or have an account that is more than £1M. I want to present you as
the owner of the funds in the security company so you can be able to claim
them with the help of my attorney.All these are to make sure that the fruits
of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials here in London.
This is simple. I will like you to provide immediately your full names and
address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents which will
put you in place as the owner of the funds.
The money will be moved out for us to share in the ratio of 70% for me and
25% for you and 5% will take care of all expenses. There is no risk at all
as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and
this will guarantee the successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via my email upon your
response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents
that will help you understand the transaction.
Please observe with 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.
Thanks and regards.
MR Willson coker
Barclays Bank Plc.
barristerwill01@ummah.org
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