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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: peters m <peters_peters20069@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:24:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: hello dear
Dr Katte Lico
Barclays Bank Plc. - London
London - UK
Dear Friend,
I am Sec to Dr Katte Lico 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 US$45,500,000.00 ( Forty Five Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars 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 US$45,500,000.00 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 an 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.
Dr Katte Lico
Barclays Bank Plc.Barclays Bank Plc. - London
London - UK
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