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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: "Alex Bowen" <alexbowenn@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: alexliman@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 02:48:14 +0000
Subject: Good day My Good friend
>From Dr.Alex brown liman.
NatWest Bank
65,Aldwych
Johannesburg,
South Africa.
Good day My Good friend,
Having obtained your contact from the internetthat you deserve trust,coupled
with my deep interest to invest in yourcountry, I decided to contact and
solicit your mutual assistance at allcost.
I am Dr.Alex brown liman, Branch Manager, First National Bank South
Africa. On January 31th 2000, one Mr. MorrisThompson,a consultant/contractor
with Gardiner & Theobald,a leading firmof project and cost management
consultants, made a numbered time (Fixed)Deposit, valued at
$35,500,000.00(Thirty Five Million,Five HundredThousand United State
Dollars) for twelve calender months in my BankBranch. Upon Maturity, we sent
a routine notification to hisforwarding address but got no reply. After a
month, we sent a reminderand finally we discovered from his contract
employers (Gardiner &Theobald) that Mr. Morris Thompson died from an
automobile accident. Onfurther investion, it was discovered that he died
without making a WILLand all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.
On furtherinvestigations, it was discovered that Late Mr. Morris Thompson
did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents,including his Bank Deposit paper work here at the Bank.The total
sum,$35,500,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest is being rolled ove
rwith the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever
comeforward to claim it.In accordance with the Federal banking Laws
andconstitution, at the expiration of 6 (Six) years, the money will revertto
the ownership of the Government if nobody applies as the next of Kin to
claim the funds. .
Consequently, I shall present you as a foreignpartner to stand in as the
next of kin to late Mr. Morris Thompson sothat you and I can benefit from
the fruits of this old man's .Uponacceptance of this proposal, I shall send
to you the First National Bank South Africa "Next of Kin Payment Application
Form" as well asdetailed information on how this deal would be transacted.
We shallemploy the services of a solicitor for the drafting of the LAST WILL
&TESTAMENT of Late Mr. Morris Thompson and to obtain all other
relevantpapers in your name for the necessary documentations for
paymentapproval in my bank headquarters in your favour. The money will
beshared in the ratio:60:35:5 .Sixty percent for me, thirty five percentfor
you and five percent for any arising contigencies during the courseof this
transaction.I guarantee that this will be executed underlegitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach
of the lawas I will use my position as the Bank's Branch Manager to
secureapprovals and guarantee the Successful execution of thistransaction.
Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality isrequired. If this
interests you, please reply me immediately via theprivate email address
below and please include your private telephonenumber for voice contact and
fax number so I can provide you with moredetails and relevant documents that
will help you understand thetransaction.
Awaitingyour urgent reply.
Thanks.
Best regards,
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