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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: "david smith" <davidsmth@davidsmth.net>
Reply-To: davidsmith_office@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 17:13:01 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT
Dear sir,
I am Mr. David Smith, manager in one of the DEUTSCH BANK OF GERMANY.
I got your contact through the International web directory. Recently we
discovered a Dormant Account with a huge amount of Money Valued US14M
(Fourteen Million Dollars only) that belongs to one of our late Customer who
died in a plane crash. During our investigation and auditing in this bank,
my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to Mr. Morris
Thompson an American who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his
wife and only daughter. You shall read more about the crash on visiting this
site.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
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AND
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html
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so the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim
of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our
discovery to this development. I have made several enquiries to his embassy
to locate any of his extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful
The Banking law here stipulates that if such money remains unclaimed for Six
years, it will be forfeited to the Bank Treasury as an unclaimed bill. It is
only a foreigner that can stand as a next of kin and It is upon this
discovery that I decided to contact you to collaborate with you to pull out
this dormant fund.In order to avert this negative development, on behalf of
my trusted colleagues we now seek your permission to have you stand in as
next of kin to Our late Customer so that the fund will be released and paid
into your account as the beneficiary's next of kin now that the bank is
still expecting a next of kin or relative of the deceased, Mr. morris
Thompson.
Infact we could have done this deal alone but because of our position in
this country as civil servants, we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account and that would eventually raise an eye brow on our side during the
time of transfer since we still work in this bank, this is the actual reason
why we required a second party or fellow who will assist us forward claims
as the next of kin and also provide either an existing bank account or to
set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this fund, even an empty a/c
can also serve for this purpose.
However, on smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to
25% as gratification for your assistance to us, while 5% will be set aside
to take care of expenses on both sides
that may arise during the time of transfer and also for telephone bills, and
the remaining 70% will be for me and my partners. What I want from you is
for you to act as the deceased next of kin. I have in my possession, all the
necessary Documents to successfully accomplish the operation. Bear in mind
that this proposal is 100% risk free. Further Information will be given to
you as soon as I receive your positive response.I suggest you get back to me
as soon as possible stating your wish.
Best Regards,
Mr David Smith.
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