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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.TONY BROOKS" <tony_brooks20@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: tony_brooks009@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 14:43:49 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FROM MR.TONY BROOKS.
MR.TONY BROOKS
(BRANCH MANAGER)
CO-OPARATIVE BANK
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Email:- tony_brooks009@yahoo.com
Dear Sir,
Please kindly read through this letter and get back to me soon. I am Mr. Tony Brooks, Branch Manager of CO-OPARATIVE BANK LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. I made up my mind with trust to contact you for an urgent and very confidential business, knowing fully well that we had no previous dealings.
On the 9th of July 2002, Mr. Micheal Foster a foreign Fiber Optics consultant here in London made several times huge sum (Fixed) deposit valued at US$7,800,000.00 (Seven Million eight hundred thousand Dollars) . Upon yearly maturity, I 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 that he lost his life with his wife and his only son in the Bomb Blast at Kingcross underground Station while on holiday tour with his family. You can Click the news link below for highlite:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8492258 /
On further investigation, I found out that he made no WILL outside his immediate family, and all attempts to trace his relatives was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Michael Foster did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$7,800,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each month. No one will ever come forward to claim it. At the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will be reverted to the bank escrow account if nobody applies to claim this fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foriegner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Michael Foster so that the fruits of this Man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt top officials of this bank. This is simple as long am here to direct and provide you with every information required.There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. Once the fund is approved and released to your account, you will be entitled for 50% while 50% remains for me. Please feel free to provide me with your full names, address and direct telephone and fax number while we employe the service of an Attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to secure and prepare affidavit of claim in your favour includind letter of probate/administration so which will put you in place as the next of kin.
If you are interested, please reply immediately . Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. All i want from you is honest and trustworthy. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply.on: tony_brooks009@yahoo.com
Regards.
Mr.Tony Brooks
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