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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: "GREGORY WHYTE" <mexi147@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 23:10:12 +0000
Subject: REQUEST FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION/ASSISTANCE
REQUEST FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION/ASSISTANCE
(PLEASE THIS IS NO SCAM)
RE:TRANSFER OF US$22.5M
DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS MR GREG WHYTE WITH THE FUNDS TRANSFER DEPARTMENT STANDARD
CHARTERED BANK IN LONDON. WE HAD A FOREIGNCUSTOMER WHO DEPOSITED A HUGE SUM
OF MONEY WITH OUR BANK, WHO LATER DIED AS A RESULT OF PLANE CRASH IN 2001.
BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE TRANSFED THE SUM OF US$22.5M(TWENTY-TWO MILLION FIVE
HUNDREND THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) TO OUR RESPONDENT BANK IN SOUNTH
AFRICA.
SINCE THE DEATH OF THIS COSTOMER, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN
INTEREST TO SEE THE NEST OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS
COME TO CLAIM THIS FUNDS AND OUR CORRESPONDENCE BANK HAS THREATENED SEVERAL
TIMES TO RETURN THIS FUNDS OF US$22.5M TO OUR TREASURY ON THIS NOTE, I WAS
CONTACTED BY THE ACCOUNTANT OF OUR CORRESPONDENCE BANK IN SOUTH AFRICA IN
REGARDS TO THIS PENDING CLAIMS,THAT WAS WHY I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOSE NAME
SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN.
IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH THE COURTESY OF BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY AND THROUGH THE INQUIRY FROM BUSINESS SITES AFTER I WAS
CONVINCED BY PROVIDENCE THAT YOU COULD BE USES AS THE NEXT OF KIN.
THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED
BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER.
I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT ALL OFFICIAL RELATED MODALITIES TO CLAIM THIS
FUNDS HAS BEEN CAREFULLY TAKEN CARE OF,ALL WE NEED IS YOUR CO-OPERATION
AND HONETY AS WE ARE FRONTING YOU TO CLAIM THIS FUNDS AS THE NEXT OF KIN
TO OUR LATE CUSTOMER .
WE AGGRED THAT US7MILLION OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN
PARTNER , WHILE THE REST WILL BE FOR US, IMMEDIATELY THE CLAIM IS
AUTHENTICATED BY THE BANK BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE FUNDS RELEASE INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT , I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE
FOR RETIREMENT.
THEREFORE, TO FACILITATE THE IMMIDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUNDS TO YOUR
ACCOUNT, YOU MUST PROVIDE AS FOLLOW:
(1) YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR THIS FUND.
(2)YOUR PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBERS.
(3)YOUR MAILING ADDRESS THIS WILL ENABLE US FILE IN AN APPLICATION ON YOUR
BEHALF AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED.
UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR RESPONSE, WE SHALL COMMUNICATE THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE
. ENDEAVOUR TO CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS . DUE TO THE DELICATE NATURE OF THIS
TRANSACTION,I STRONGLY ADVICE THAT YOU NOT DIVULGE THIS INFORMATION TO A
THIRD PARTY , KEEP CONFIDENTIAL.
EMAILMAIL ME THROUGH: meandyou147@msn.com
YOURS FAITHFULLY.
MR GREG WHYTE.
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