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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: "promoxx012@mail2world.com" <promoxx012@mail2world.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 00:11:07 +0700
Subject: UPDATE!!!
STANDARD BANK LONDON
5TH FLOOR CANNON BRIDGE HOUSE
25 DOWGATE HILL LONDON
EC4R 2SB UNITED KINDOM.
GOOD DAY TO YOU,
MY NAME IS MR.DON NEWPORT,
WORKING WITH THE MINING FINANCE DEPT.
WITH STANDARD BANK LONDON.
WE HAD A FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DEPOSITED A HUGE SUM OFMONEY WITH OUR BANK,
WHO LATER DIED AS A
RESULT OF PLANE CRASH IN 1999. BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE TRANSFERED THE SUM OF
US$26.5M (TWENTY-SIX
MILLION FIVEHUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED SATES DOLLARS) TO A BANK IN AMSTERDAM,
HOLLAND.
SINCE THE DEATH OF THIS CUSTOMER, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN
INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF
KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF
US$26.5M (TWENTY-SIX
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH HAS BEEN WITH
THE BANK IN HOLLAND
FOR A VERY LONG TIME. ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOSE NAME SHALL
BE USED AS THE NEXT OF
KIN AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN.
IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY`S FOREIGN TRADE
MISSION AFTER I WAS
CONVINCED BY PROVIDENCE THAT YOU COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN.THE
REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS
A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER
WAS A FOREIGNER AND
YOU SHARE THE SAME SURNAME AND SOMEBODY IN LONDON CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT
OF KIN TO OUR LATE
CUSTOMER.
I AGREED THAT US$5 MILLION OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN
PARTNER FOR PROVIDING AN
ACCOUNT, WHILE THE REST WILL BE FOR ME,THEREAFTER, I WILL VISIT YOUR
COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT
AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.
THEREFORE, TO FACILITATE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
ACCOUNT AS ARRANGED, YOU
MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS A RELATION TO THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR
PRIVATE TELEPHONE
NUMBER,AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY
WILL BE REMITTED.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL THENEXT
STEP TO TAKE.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH-FREEAND
THAT YOU SHOULD NOT
ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE
TRANSFER.
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL OR CALL ME ON MY
NUMBER +44-704-012-8295
or 0044-704-012-8295,PLEASE DO NOT CALL ME ON MY OFFICE NUMBER.
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
YOUR RESPECTFULLY,
Mr.DON NEWPORT
+44 704 012 8295
N:B all response should be mailed to: port012@emailaccount.com
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