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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: "robert chavez" <mrrobert_chavez@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:06:09 -0600
Subject: GOOD DAY.
First,I must apologise to you for using this medium to
communicate about this transaction,though it is my
great pleasure in writing you this letter on behalf of
my colleague and myself.I am Mr.Robert Chavez, Branch
Manager of one of the banks in London,United
Kingdom.As you already know, this medium (Internet)
has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through
it because it still remains the fastest, surest and
most secured medium for communication. However, this
correspondence is purely private, and it should be
treated as such.My colleague and I have decided to
contact you on a business transaction that will be
very beneficial to both of us at the end of it.I would
be brief and direct to ensure you understand
everything properly.
During our investigation and auditing in this bank,my
department came across a very huge sum of money
belonging to a wealthy and now deceased customer of
our Bank who died on 25 July 2000 in a plane crash in
Gonesse,France.He operated a 15yrs life scheme with
our bank. The value of this account is Fourteen
million British Pounds Sterling (14million GBP).Since
his untimely death the fund has been dormant in his
account with this Bank without any claim of the funds
either from his family or relations before our
discovery to this development.
Meanwhile the whole arrangement to put claim over
these funds as the bonafide next of kin to the
deceased and transfer this money to a foreign account
has been put in place.Directives and needed
information will be relayed to you as soon as you
indicate your interest and willingness to assist us
and also benefit from this great business
opportunity.We could have done this deal on our
own,but because of our position in this country
operating a local account would eventually raise an
eye brow on my side during the time of transfer
because I work in this bank.
This is the actual reason why it will require a second
party that will forward claims as the next of kin to
the Bank and also present a foreign account where he
will need the money to be re-transferred into on his
request as it would be after due verification and
clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank
where the whole money will be remitted from to your
own designated bank account.
May I at this point emphasize that this transaction is
a successful arrangement,as an insider of the bank I
have the capacity to monitor that everything is going
well. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you
will be entitled to your own share of the total sum as
gratification.This share of yours is negotiable as
long as it is reasonable.Please, you have been adviced
to keep this a top secret as we are still in service
and intend to retire from service after we conclude
this deal with you.I will be monitoring the whole
situation here in this bank until you confirm the
money in your account and ask us to come down to your
country for subsequent sharing of the fund according
to percentages we shall agree upon.All other necessary
information will be sent to you on your acceptance to
champion this transaction with us.I suggest you get
back to me as soon as possible,stating your wish in
this deal.
Yours faithfully,
Robert Chavez.
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