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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 BROWN WILSON" <brown_wilson@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: brown_wilson2002@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 15:08:42 +0530
Subject: HOW ARE YOU ?
Mr Brown Wilson
Abbey National PLC
Bromley Rd Branch
London BW1 3AN
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Brown Wilson, A formal accounts Manager, of Abbey National PLC Bromley Rd Branch. I have an important business proposition for you.
On December 12th, 2001, a German contractor with the British Pertroleum co-orporation, United Kingdom ,Mr. Olaf Partetzke made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$17,350,000.00 (Seventeen Million Three Hundred Hundred and fifty Thousand Dollars only) in my branch. Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the British Pertroleum co-orporation that Mr.Olaf Partetzke died from an Automobile accident further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL,and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Olaf Partetzke did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$ 17,350,000.00 was still sitting in my Bank and the interest was being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to inheritance Laws of the United Kingdom, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Local Government Authorities here in Wales, United Kingdom, if nobody applies to claim the fund. So I used my position to move that money out of the bank to a private sector without any trace, THAT WAS HOW I LOST MY JOB.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to receive this money in your private account, so that my effort and the fruits of this old man's labor will not be in vain.This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that to draft the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 35% for you and 5% for Expenses Incurred in the course of the transaction .brown_wilson2002@yahoo.co.in
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by me. If you are interested, please reply immediately to my private email box :
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details that will help you understand the transaction. You should observe utmost confidentiality, and 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.
Thanks and regards.
Mr Brown Wilson
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