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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: "Mr. Charlds Wisdom" <charles_wisdom1@msn.com>
Reply-To: charles_wisdom1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:00:57 +0000
Subject: hello
Dear Friend,
My name is CHARLES WISDOM, I am the
credit Control manager of (Nat West Banking Co-operation London) here in
United Kingdom. I am contacting
you of a business transfer, of a huge
sum of money from a deceased account.
Though I know that a transaction of
this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried, but I am
assuring you
that everything has been taken care
off, and all will be well at the end
of the day. I decided to contact you due
to the urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSITION;
I am the account officer of Mrs.
Beverly Grant who died along with her
husband and other passengers on
board. Since her death, none of her
next-of-kin have come for claim for
this Money, because none of the
relations knows that she has an
account in our Bank. (May her soul
rest in
peace). We cannot release ! the fund
from her account unless someone
applies
for claim as the next-of-kin to the
deceased as indicated in our banking
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 (US$15,000,000.00) to be
released
in your favor as the beneficiary's
next of kin.
Because after four years the money
will be called back to the bank
treasury
as unclaimed bills and the money will
be shared among the directors of the
bank, so it is on this note I decided
to seek for whom his/her name shall
be
used as the next of kin/beneficiary
to this funds rather than allow the
bank
directors to share this money among
themselves at the end of the year.
It may interest you to know that we
have secured from the probate an
order
of Mandamus t! o locate any of the
deceased beneficiaries. Please
acknowledge the Rec eipt of this
message in acceptance of our mutual
business, endeavor to furnish me with
this following information if you are
interested.
1. Direct Telephone and fax numbers.
For our personal contact and mutual
trust in each other. Upon your
acceptance I shall send you a copy of
my
International passport or driver's
license for more confidentiality and
trust. I shall be compensating you
with 35% of the total money on Final
conclusion of this project for your
assistance, while the balance 60%
Shall be for me for investment purposes and
the remaining 5% shall be for
expenditure that mightbe incured
during the transaction.
Because I intend to retire after the
conclusion of this transaction. If
this proposal is acceptable by you, please
endeavor to contact me immediately.
Do not take undue advantage of the
trust I have bestowed in you, I await
for your urgent mail.
Regards,
CHARLES WISDOM
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