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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: "arthur adams" <mmbicaa2@msn.com>
Reply-To: arthur.adams@hotmail.ro
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 15:04:11 +0000
Subject: A MAIL FOR YOU PLEASE RESPOND
FROM;MR.ARTHUR A.ADAMS
GOLDBOND INSURANCEPLC
VICTORIA-ISLAND BRANCH,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
DEAR FRIEND
SUBJECT: CASH ACCUMULATION PLAN POLICY(CAP)
MY NAME IS MR.ARTHUR A. ADAMS,AGENCY MANAGER
GOLDBOND INSURANCE COMPANY PLC.I AM WRITING
IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CLIENT(POLICY HOLDER)
OF MY INSURANCE COMPANY
[MRS.BARBARA FREEMAN AND JAROLD FREEMAN OF
AMERICA] WHO ALONGSIDE PERISHED IN THE PLANE
CRASH OF 31ST OF OCTOBER1999 WITH(EGYPTIAN
AIRLINE 990)WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS
YOU CAN CONFIRM IT YOURSELF THROUGH THIS
WEBSITE;http;//www.cnn/us/9911/02/egyptair990.
SINCE THE DEMISE OF MRS. BARBARA FREEMAN,I
PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST
TO SEE HER BENEFICIARY,BUT ALL HAS PROVED
ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HER
BENEFIT OF (CASH ACCUMULATION PLAN POLICY)
OF TOTAL SUM AMOUNTING TO US$9,860,000.00
(NINE MILLION EIGHTHUNDRED AND SIXTY US
DOLLARS) ONLY WHEN ADDED UP THE FOLLOWING
BONUS,BASIC ALLOWANCE, WAIVER PREMIUM AND
ACCIDENTAL INDEMNITY,WHICH HAS BEEN WITH
OUR INSURANCE COMPANY HERE FOR A VERY LONG
TIME UNCLAIMED.ON THIS NOTE; AS NO ONE HAS
COME TO PUT UP ANY CLAIM AS THE BENEFICIARY
AND THE INSURANCE ETHIC HERE IN NIGERIA
DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH CLAIM TO STAY FOR OVER
MORE THAN SIX YEARS,BECAUSE THE COMPANY
SHALL HAVE POWER AFTER SIX GOOD YEARS TO
DISCONTINUE THE INSURANCE AND TERMINATE THE
INSURED POLICY OWNERS BENEFITS.
IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH
MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION,AFTER I
WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME
COULD BE USED AS THE BENEFICIARY TO THIS
POLICY HOLDER CLAIM.THE REQUEST OF A
FOREIGNER AS THE BENEFICIARY TO THE
INSURANCE POLICY HOLDER CAIM ISOCCASIONED
BY THE FACT THAT THE(CLIENT)POLICY HOLDER
WAS A FOREIGNER AND A NIGERIAN CANNOT
STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY TO A FOREIGNER
IN THIS CLAIM.
I THEREFORE PROPOSE THAT 25% OF THIS ABOVE
FUND WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN
PARTICIPANT IN RESPECT OF YOUR INVOLVEMENT
,COMPLIANCE AND FULLCO-OPERATION TOWARDS
THE SUCCESSFUL CLAIM,WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR ANY
EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED IN THE PROCESS
OF PROCURING SATISFACTORY PROOF DOCUMENTS FOR
BACK-UP TO ENABLE THE INSURANCE COMPANY PAY
THE LUMP SUMS AND ALLOWANCE BENEFITS AS SET
OUT UNDER THE CASH ACCUMULATION PLAN POLICY
(CAP)SCALE OF COMPENSATION AND THE REST
FUND WILL BE FOR ME.
THEREAFTER,I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR
DISBURSEMENT OF FUND AS I AM ALMOST DUE
FOR RETIREMENT.UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR
REPLY,I WILL THEN SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR
E-MAIL A DRAFT APPLICATION OF BENEFICIARY
CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL IN RETURN FORWARD TO
THE INSURANCE COMPANY HEAD OFFICE AS THE
BENEFICIARY AND ALSO THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR GOOD NOTICE
THAT THIS DEAL IS 100% HITCH FREE, AS THE
WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAS BEEN CAREFULLY
PERFECTED FOR THE BENEFICIARY CLAIM.
PLEASE REPLY TO EMAIL arthur.adams@hotmail.ro
MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATIONS AND REGARDS AS I
AWAIT YOUR REPONSE.
THANK YOU.
MR.ARTHUR A. ADAMS
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