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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: "mitchell cole" <mitchellcole22@msn.com>
Reply-To: mitchellcole77@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 11:53:00 -0800
Subject: From;Mr.Cole
From;Mr.Cole
Hello:
I am Mitchell Cole, Branch Manager of a Bank here in the United
Kingdom.
I have a business proposal of £12m, which you will be entitled to 15% of
this sum just to serve as Conduit in passing this sum from my bank to your
bank account as the beneficiary.
The funds are presently in a suspence account in my bank and were formerly
belonging to a late customer.After conducting my enquiries, I have
understood there is nobody standing as his next of kin and I being his
account officer can pull this through once I have your consent to
execute this deal with you.
For Two years now I have been monitoring and securing this sum and now I
have decided to search for whom to complete the deal with. I do not know you
personally before now neither did anybody recommend you, but it does not
create any barrier. So if you think you can handle this issue with me as it
requires utmost confidentiality, let me have your response.
Every necessary procedure and arrangement has well been taken care of, just
for you to stand as the customer's next of kin and receive the funds in any
account you supply to me. There will be no queries that will be directed to
you at any given point only for you to supply me some personal
information that I will need to complete the paper works.
Your receiving bank will never question the funds upon its confirmation in
your account since everything is 100% legitimate and clean. I can only lay
my hands on these funds by fronting someone like you to stand as the
beneficiary. Also every reasonable expenses provided it is in line with the
process of getting these funds to your account will be covered from my side,
though I will have to make the funds available to you then advice you
accordingly.
Let me have your urgent response.
Regards,
Mr.Mitchell Cole.
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