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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: "PETER HAZOU" <peter.hazou1@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 10:06:15 +0000
Subject: UNCLAIMED DEPOSIT TRANSFER PAYMENT
Dear Friend ,
Having obtained your contact from the internet and coupled with my deep
interest to invest in your country, I decided to contact and solicit
your mutual assistance at all cost.I am PETER HAZOU, Head of Trade Services,
8 Canada Square, Level 26 ,London E14 5HQ
On January 6th 2002, one Mr. Mohamed Kamal Yasser ,an Egyptian National, a
consultant/contractor with Gardiner & Theobald, a leading firm of project
and cost management consultants, made a numbered time (Fixed)Deposit,valued
at US$5,500,000.00 Dollars (Five Million,Five Hundred Thousand dollars) for
twelve calender 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 contract employers (Gardiner & Theobald) that Mr.Mohamed Kamal
Yasser died in an air disaster on October 31st, 2002.On further
investigation,it was discovered that he died without making a WILL(En-state)
and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
On further investigations, it was discovered that Late Mr Mohamed Kamal
Yasser did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work at the Bank.The total
sum,$5,500,000.00 is still in hold and the interest is being rolled over
with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever came
forward to claim it.
In accordance with the Banking Federal Laws and constitution, at the
expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the
stock holders 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 late Mr.Mohamed Kamal Yasser so that you and I can
benefit from the fruits of this man's labour to enhance humanitarian
Organisation Worldwide. Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to
you detailed information on how this deal would be transacted.
The money will be shared in this ratio: Sixty percent for me,thirty percent
for you and five percent for any arising contigencies during the course of
this transaction and five percent will be given to Orphanage home.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 their
consultant,London international branch to secure approvals and guarantee the
successful execution of this transaction. It will take only 7-14 working
days to perfect the needed documents to conclude this
transaction.
Please be informed that your utmost onfidentiality is required.
If this interests you, please reply me immediately to my private email:
phazou@myway.com and please include your private phone number, your full
names and address, your age and occupation.
I will provide you with more details that will help you understand the
transaction better.
Awaiting your urgent reply via the email below.
Yours Faithfully,
Peter Hazou.
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