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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: "John Davies" <johndavies333@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johndavies333@katamail.com
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 05:40:32 -0700
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE.
FROM THE DESK OF JOHN DAVIES
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ACCOUNTANT/CREDIT MANAGER
LLOYDS TSB BANK, LONDON. UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL/FAX:+448704906696
Dear.
With due esteem respect please I beg your pardon for this unsolicited
nature, it was out of desperation and curiosity that made me to contact you.
To introduce myself, I am Mr. John Davies, I am the personal accountant to
Mr. John Edwin, a national of your country, who used to work with one of the
Biggest Oil Servicing Company here in London, herein shall be referred as my
customer.
On the Thursday July 7, 2005 3:01 PM, my customer, his wife {Lady Juliet and
their two children {Rose and Dan} were involved in a Three blasts rocked the
London subway and one tore open a packed double-decker bus during the
morning rush hour Thursday, sending bloodied victims fleeing in what a
shaken Prime Minister Tony Blair called ``barbaric'' terrorist attacks. A
U.S. law enforcement official said at least 40 people were killed and London
hospitals reported more than 300 injured, unfortunately, him and his family
were victims that lost their lives. You can view this page for more
information
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5124823,00.html }
Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my customer,
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family or any close name to
his, hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating
the money and property left behind by my client before they get liquidate or
declare it unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,
Lloyds TSB Bank London, where the deceased had his account valued precisely
to be USD$15M (Fifteen Million United States Dollars).
The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account liquidated within the next twenty one official working days.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to stand in as the next of
kin to, so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the
hands of some group of corrupt government officials who will get rid of the
money and share it for their own selfish interest and greed.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 weeks
now, I seek your prompt consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this
account valued at USD$15M can be paid to you and then you and I can share
the money according to any agreed ratio.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Looking forward to your response in this proposal if you are intrested,and i
will give you more detailed informations including my personal tel numbers
for easy communication.
Truly yours,
Mr. John Davies.
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