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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: cliff jonathan <cliffjonathan1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:00:34 +0100 (CET)
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED...............
Dear Friend,
I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of money from a deceased customer's account, a German property magnate Andreas Schranner, 64, his wife Maria, 62, all perished in the jet crashed On the 25th of July 2000, deceased, his wife and their two Children died in the Air France concord plane crash bound for New York in their plan for a world cruise, see the : Website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Although I know that a transaction of this magnitude might make anyone apprehensive, I would like to assure you that i am sending you this mail with the best of intentions.
PROPOSAL; Since then i have been trying to get this funds out of the bank, the sum of 13,450,000.00 GBP (Thirteen Million, Four Hundred and fifty Thousand Pounds) in an account that belongs to our foreign customers who died along with his entire family in the above accident stated above. Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir.
I cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in deposited banking guidelines where this money has been deposited. 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 us for the funds 13,450,000.00GBP) to be released in your favor as the beneficiary's next of kin. It may interest you to know that I have secured from the probate court, an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavor by furnishing me with the following;
1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.
These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favor before the transfer can be made. I shall be compensating you with 3 Million Dollars on final conclusion of this project, while the rest shall be for us (BEAVELLY PROPERTIES INC.)
Your share stays with you while the rest shall be for us for investment purposes in UK. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed in you, I await your urgent response.
Regards,
Mr. Cliff Jonathan
Bills & Exchange Department
Barclays Bank London.
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