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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: "ROONEY DAVIS" <rooneydav10@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: rooneydavis@excite.com
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:39:06 +0000
Subject: Letter from Rooney Davis
Dear Partner,
A very good day to you and how are you doing today?
I am a director and head of International Remittance Department of London Merchant Securities a commercial bank here in the United Kingdom. I have contacted you in search of a partner who can assist me in receiving funds as a next of kin to a deceased client of my bank who was a native of your country.
In mid 1999 our deceased client deposited in our bank the sum of five million five hundred and fifty two thousand United States Dollars ($US5,552,000).
As the director, he confided in me that there is an urgent investment requiring cash payment he needed to make. Unfortunately, he passed away before he could come and claim the funds in a plane crash. Since then we have tried in vain to locate any of his relatives to come forward for the claim.
For more information about this crash and people, visit this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/853804.stm
The deceased client (late Mr. Kurt Kahle) from all indications and investigations conducted by the bank did not provide a next of kin. This venture is risk free and I am willing to use my position here to the maximum to ensure the release of the funds to you as his next of kin. Also I will provide the necessary logistics to give us a legal backing and I am offering a share of 40% of the inheritance if you assist in securing the release of the funds.
Kindly get back to me on my email, if you are interested so I can provide you with the necessary details towards the actualization of this venture for us both.
I will also advise that you keep this personal as possible.
I await your positive response.
Regards,
Rooney Davis
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