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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: "Tim Andrews" <tandrews1010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tandrews@uku.co.uk
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:09:46 -0600
Subject: FROM TIM
MR. TIM ANDREWS
BIRMINGHAM,UNITED KINGDOM.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Tim Andrews and I am contacting you because of a huge sum of money
from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude
will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that it is
for good as such I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this
transaction.
PROPOSITION;
I use to be the account officer to Mr Martin Greenberg (deceased) while he
was alive,I oversaw his accounts and other official/financial obligations as
my office demanded being his accounts officer.Unfortunately, he died along
with his wife in the plane crash of 31 October, 1999 on board the Egyptian
Airline 990 alongside other passengers. Please consult the British
Broadcasting Corporation website below for verification.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm
While he was alive, I never knew any member of his family other than his
wife.Since his death, none of his relations has come forward to lay claims
to this money as his late wife was his next of kin. I cannot release the
fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to
the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. Having made a very
frantic and exhaustive search for any family member that would lay claim to
this fund, I decided to take my chance with you.I now seek your permission
to have you stand as next of kin to the deceased as I have all documents
that will facilitate your stand as next of kin to him as he had a closing
balance of 8,700,000.00 Eight Million, Seven Hundred Thousand British Pounds
Sterling) here in our bank in London. I also have secured from the probate
an order of mandamus to locate any member of deceased family to become
beneficiary of this fund.Please acknowledge receipt of this message in
acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the
following;
1. Full name and address
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers
These requirements will enable me make some internal re-adjustments and file
your name in form A2ag and other vital documents as next of kin which before
now was left blank by the deceased upon opening of the account 9 years ago.
Upon your reply, I will advice the way forward. I must assure you that if
you are serious and follow my lead religiously, then this funds will be
released to you within a ten-working-day period. If this proposal is
acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed
in you, I expect your urgent response.
Regards,
MR.TIM ANDREWS
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