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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: "edward johnson" <edwardjohnson23@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: edward_johnson@ny.com
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 16:14:05 -0800
Subject: HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON
BARRISTER EDWARD JOHNSON (ESQ).
TRANSPARENT MARBLES CHAMBERS
18 Leinster Square - W2 4PR London
E-mail: edward_johnson@ny.com
Attn: ADDRESSEE
Dear Sir/Ma
I am Barrister EDWARD JOHNSON (Esq.), Personal Attorney to late Mr.
Morris Thompson,
American expatriate businessman here in the UK. Unfortunately he
lost his life on Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January
31st 2000, alongside his wife and only daughter. You can read more about the
crash
on visiting these sites below;
1. http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list
2. http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html
Before the plane crash, Mr. Morris Thompson made a numbered fixed
deposit for 18 calendar months valued at US$ 3 ,500,000.00 (THREE MILLION,
FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) with BACLAYS BANK here in the UK.
Upon
maturity several notices were sent to him but no response came from him. I
later
found out that Mr. Morris Thompson and his family had lost their lives in
that plane crash. After further investigation it was also discovered that
Mr.
Morris Thompson ’s next of kin is his daughter who also died with him. What
bothers
me most is that according to the laws of the UK, at the expiration of 6
years the funds will revert to the ownership of the BRITISH GOVERNMENT, if
nobody applies to claim the funds. As a foreigner, I hereby solicit that you
act as the next of kin to Mr. Morris Thompson so that you will be able to
receivethese funds for both of us.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we
shall come out successfully. I will prepare the necessary document that will
back you up as the next of kin to Mr. Morris Thompson. PROVIDE YOUR FULL
INFORMATION
SUCH AS STATED BELOW,
[1] NAME: _________________________________
[2] ADDRESS: ______________________________
[3] AGE: __________________________________
[4] SEX: __________________________________
[5] TELEPHONE: ____________________________
[6] FAX: __________________________________
[7] OCCUPATION STATUS: ____________________
Also be informed that this Transaction will take us just 15 working
days to accomplish beginning from when I receive your Data. After you have
been made the next of kin, I will also file an application to the bank on
your behalf as soon as I secure the necessary approval and letter of
probate in your favor for the movement of the funds to an account that will
be
provided by you. This process is 100% risk free as I have set out all the
modalities to see that a legalized method is used because I will prepare all
the necessary documents. Please note that utmost secrecy and
confidentiality is required at all times during this transaction. Once the
funds have
been transferred into your nominated bank account we shall share in the
ratio of 70% for me, 25% for you and 5% set aside for any incidental
expenses
incurred during this transaction. I will prefer that you reach me via my
private email
address edward_johnson@ny.com Your earliest response to this letter will be
appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Barrister EDWARD JOHNSON
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