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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: "harry ogu" <harryogu@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 11:13:25 +0000
Subject: Private Memo!!!!
Harry ogu.
Lloyds TSB Pacific Limited
Seattle Branch USA.
60 University Street, Suite 2020
Seattle WA 98101
Email: oguharry011_banker@yahoo.com
Attn:Sir/Madam,
I take liberty anchored on strong desire to solicit for your assistance on
this mutual beneficial and risk free transaction with you, which I hope you
give urgent attention. To be precise, I am Dr. Harry ogu, the Manager of
Bills/Exchange at the Foreign Exchange/Remittance Department of Lloyds TSB
Pacific Limited here in Seattle USA. In my department, we discovered an
abandoned sum of US$32,524,000.00 (Thirty Two Million, Five Hundred and
Twenty Four Thousand United States Dollars) in an Account that belongs to
one of Our customers who died along with his entire family in 1988 Lockerbie
Pan American Airline plane crash. Since we got information about his death,
we have been expecting his next of Kin to come over and claim his money,
because we can not release it unless somebody applied for Its release as
next of Kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking rules,
but unfortunately to no avail, and nobody has come forward to claim the
money (because the mentioned next of kin which is his Son died as well).
The banking law and procedures herein stipulates that any account abandoned
or dormant for a period of some years is subjected to be closed and all
money contained therein be forfeited and return to the Government treasury.
For this reason, we decided to transfer the fund to a Security Finance
Company in Europe. The fund is Presently deposited in Europe.
I decided to establish a cordial business relationship with you, by
contacting you. I want you to purportedly present your good self as the next
of Kin or relative of the deceased before the security Finance Company. I
will prepare documentations in your favor and advice the Security Finance
Company to release the money into your account for safety and Subsequent
disbursement since nobody is coming for it and again we do not want the
funds to go into the USA Governments account as "Unclaimed Bill".
I will come to your country where we can share the funds; you are urged to
reply this letter indicating your readiness and interest to participate in
the business. Immediately I hear from you, we shall advise you on the next
step forward. I quite believe that you will protect our interest by keeping
this business top Secret and confidential, as your interest will be equally
protected in order to achieve and maintain maximum confidentiality. I trust
to hear from you on the above private email as I count on your response. I
shall send you the information of the Finance company after your response so
that you will contact them for further dealings. I wait for your good
response.
Yours truly,
Dr. Harry ogu.
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