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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: "KELVIN SMITH" <kelvinsmith001jsmltb@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 08:56:52 -0900
Subject: URGENT TRANSFER (CONFIDENTIAL).
Mr.Kelvin Smith
Platinum Investment and Allied Co
Strawinsklyln 2/B07
1091 PS Amsterdam
The Netherland
email: kelvinsmith@execs.com
We Want To Transfer To Abroad $US9.5m ( Nine Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) from Platinum Investment and
Allied Co Amsterdam. I am
contacting you in a non official capacity. The purpose
of my writing to you is because my colleagues and I
are searching for a foreign business partner who is in
a position to assist us with our urgent business
proposal, as time is not on our side. A partner, who
understands what confidentiality means and who has the
necessary facilities we require in embarking on this
important venture. I Want To Believe That You Will
Never Let Me Down Either Now Or In Future.
I Am Kelvin Smith,Head of Account Department,Platinum Investment and Allied
Co Amsterdam During The Course Of Our
Auditing, I Discovered A Floating Fund In An Account
Opened In The security Company In 1990 And Since 1993
Nobody Has Operated On This Account Again. After Going
Through Some Old Files In The Records, I Discovered
That The Owner Of The Account Died Without AN [Heir],
Hence The Money Has Been Floating And If I Do Not
Remit This Money Out Urgently It Will Be Forfeited For
Nothing.
The Owner Of This Account Was Mr. Michael D. Owen, A
Foreigner, And An Industrialist, He Died Since 1993
And No Other Person Knows About This Account Or
Anything Concerning It. The Account Has No Beneficiary
And My Investigation Proved To Me As Well That
Mr.Michael D. Owen Until His Death Was The Managing
Director, Lolito Fuchs, GMBH.
I Am Contacting You As A Foreigner Because This Money
Can Only Be Approved To A Foreigner With A Valid
International Passport, Drivers Licence And Foreign
Account Because The Money Is In Us Dollars And The
Former Owner Of The Account Mr. Michael D. Owen Is A
Foreigner.
I Am Revealing All This To You With The Belief That
You Will Never Let Me Down In This Business. Please
Reply Urgently For Me To Tell You The Next Step To
Take.You Should Forward Your Telephone And Fax
Numbers.
You Will Have To Give Me The Assurance When We Meet
That This Money Will Be Intact Pending Our Physical
Arrival In Your Country For Sharing And Disbursement
Of The Fund Which Will Be 20% For Your Assistance, 70%
Will Be For Us While 10% Will Be Set Aside To Take
Care Of All The Expenses That Will Be Incurred By Both
Parties During The Course Of The Transfer.
I Look Forward To Your Earliest Response Through My
E-Mail Above.
Best Regards,
Mr. Kelvin Smith
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