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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: "Mike Egobia" <mikeegobia_3@msn.com>
Reply-To: mikeegobia1@myway.com
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:10:25 +0000
Subject: HONEST APPEAL
FROM MY DESK,
MR. MIKE EGOBIA BRANCH MANAGER,
MUNICIPAL BANK SCOTLAND UNITED KINGDOM
This means of Communication (internet) has been greatly abused, though it
remains the fasted and the most secured means of communication. I however
choose to communicate with you through it due to the nature and level of
confidentiality which is required in this correspondence. This message
should remain private and strictly between me and you. I am Mr. Mike Egobia,
the Manager of Municipal Bank UK. I am writing following an oppurtunity in
my office that will be of imense benefit to both of us. In my department i
discovered an abandoned sum of $15 Million (Fifteen Million United States
Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late 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 :Since we got
information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin or
relatves to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it
unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as
indicated in our banking guidelines. Unfortunately his supposed next of kin
being his only daughter or wife died along with him in the plane crash
leaving nobody with the knowledge of this fund behind for the claim. It is
therefore upon this discovery that I have contacted you as the manager in my
department to make business with you and release the money to you as the
next of kin or beneficiary of the funds for safety keeping and subsequent
disbursement since nobody is coming for it and i don’t want this money to go
back into Government treasury as unclaimed bill.
The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that such money remained
after six years the money will be transferred into banking treasury as
unclaimed funds. I have decided that 50% of this money will be for you as
foreign partner, while the balance of 50% would be for me. I will visit your
country for the disbursement according to the percentages indicated above
once this money gets into your account. Please be honest to me and trust is
our watchword in this transaction. Note this transaction is confidential and
risk free. As soon as you receive this mail you should contact me by return
mail email: mikeegobia1@myway.com
Please note that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of these
funds to you has been finalised. We will discuss much in details when I do
receive your response. Please in your response include your telephone number
for easy communication between us.
Forever Yours,
Mr. mike Egobia
Bank manager (Municipal bank)
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