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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: "Charles Vernon" <charles3vernon@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: charlesvernon2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:15:59 +0000
Subject: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.
Dear friend,
I am contacting you because of a business concerning a
huge sum of money from a deceased deposit in the bank
where I work here in London. Though I know that a
transaction of this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that
all will be well at the end of the day. I actually
decided to contact you due to the urgency of this
transaction.
PROPOSITION;
I discovered an abandoned deposit in my bank owned by
one of our foreign customers,Late Mr. John McCormick,
who died along with his entire family as a result of
an automobile crash. He actually deposited this funds
amounting to US$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million,Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), for safe
keeping in my Bank here in London. The Bank file
records shows that the funds was actually for a
project our late costumer wanted to start in the near
future (a multi million Dollar steel plant in
Florida,USA), before his sudden and untimely death. As
such since his death none of his relations or
next-of-kin has come forward to lay claims for this
property as the heir, this is the basically the reason
why I have contacted you. My Bank cannot release the
property unless someone applies for claim as the
next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated
in our operating guidelines.
Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to
have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased as all
documentations will be carefully worked out by me for
the funds to be released in your favour as the
beneficiary's next of kin.Since you bear the same last
name with the deceased.
It may also interest you to know that I have secured
from the probate an order of madamus to locate any of
deceased beneficiaries.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in
acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by
furnishing me with the following;
1. Beneficiary full name and address
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers
3. Occupation and position
4. Nationality and Date of birth
5. Marital status
6. Gender/sex
These requirements will enable me file letter of claim
to the appropriate departments for necessary approvals
in your favour before you can personally appear for
the claim. I shall be compensating you with 30% of the
total money while 10% will be for any expenses
incurred the rest will be mine on final conclusion of
this project. Please note that your share stays while
the rest shall before me for investment purposes.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take
undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you, I
await your urgent mail
please reply to:charles2vernon@yahoo.co.uk
Dr.Charles Vernon.
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