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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: "morgan jones" <morgan_jones003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: m_jones2000@sify.com
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 06:14:54 -0500
Subject: FROM(MORGAN JONES)!!!
Standard Bank of South Africa,
300 MIDDLE STREET BROOKLYN 2032,
Standard Bank Center
Pretoria,
South Africa.
Hello,
I am a 49 years old South Africa citizen, my name is Morgan G. Jones, a
Corporate Finance Manager at Standard Bank, Pretoria,South Africa.
On Tuesday, 19 January, 1999, one Dr. H. Paul Jacobi, an American citizen,
made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, valued at $10,550,000.00 (Ten Million,
Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars) for twelve calendar months in
my Bank Branch.
Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from his company that Dr. Paul A. Jacobi was aboard the Egypt Air
Flight 990, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on October 31, 1999. After
further investigation, it was discovered that he died without making a
WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin proved abortive.
On further investigation, it was discovered that Late Dr. Paul A. Jacobi did
not declare any next of kin or relatives in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paper work here in our Bank. The total sum,
$10,550,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest is being rolled over
with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come
forward to claim it.
In accordance with the South Africa banking laws and constitution, at the
expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will revert to the South Africa
Government treasury if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds.
Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to stand in as the
next of kin to the late Dr. Paul A. Jacobi.
Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you the Standard Bank Next
of Kin Payment Application Form" as well as detailed information on how this
deal would be carried out. We shall employ the services of a solicitor for
the drafting of the LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of Late Dr. Paul A. Jacobi and to
obtain all other relevant papers in your name for the necessary
documentation for payment approval in my bank headquarters in your favour.
The money will be shared in the ratio: Sixty-five percent for me, thirty
five percent for you ($3,692,500 Dollars). Hope this will satisfactory.
I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position as the
Bank's head to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution
of this transaction. Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is
required. Should this proposal meet your interests respond back via my
alternate-MAIL;m_jones2000@sify.com
Awaiting your urgent response.
Thanks.
Respectfully,
Mr. Morgan G. Jones. Ps. In your response furnish me with your confidential
contact Tel, Fax and mailing Address for further contact.
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