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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
Reply-To: mr_pinto207@yahoo.es
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:22:16 +0100
Subject: Proposal From Mr,Pinto Urgent Respond
Mr. Gabriel pinto
Bill and Exchange Manager
Private Email: mr_pinto207@yahoo.es
Private phone: + 34 646-911-486
Attn,
I am Mr , Pinto a staff of Banco Banesto Madrid Spain. I have a
confidential business proposal I want to do with you. I decided to
contact you
based on, you bear the same surname with the depositor. There is this
business opportunity here in our bank; there is an abandoned sum of
$15m
US dollars (fifteen million US dollars) that belongs to one of our
foreign customer who died along with his family on 25th December 2003
in a
ghastly motor accident along Barcelona express road with his wife and
two
children.
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his
next of kin to come over and claim his money which is deposited in our
security deposit safe vault. The management has been searching for a
relative or member of the family to notify them about this deposit.
But up
till now we have not been able to trace any members of this family.
The management can not release it unless somebody applies for it as
next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking
guideline but unfortunately I learnt that all his family died
alongside with
him at the car accident leaving nobody behind for the claim. Since you
have same surname with the deceased customer you can easily make a
deal
with me.
It is therefore upon this discovery that I decided to intimate you on
this business proposition so that you will apply as a relation to the
deceased customer for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody
is
coming for it and don't want this money to go into the Bank treasury
as
unclaimed funds or declared to the government of Spain which they will
confiscate it. The request of a foreigner as next of kin in this
business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner,
and it
will be better for you to stand as a relation to the customer.
My colleagues and I here in the bank is the only people that has
knowledge about this transaction, we agreed that 35% of this money
will be
for you as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign
account, while 65% would be for my colleagues and I here in the bank.
There
after I will visit your country for the sharing according to the
percentages indicated. Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of
these
funds to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relation
or next of kin of the deceased indicating your application for the
withdrawal of these funds to your nominated bank account.
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the next
of kin application form and also send to me your private telephone no
for easier communication. There are practically no risks involved, the
transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of law. I plead with you on one issue,
whether you are interested or not, kindly do not expose this
information to
any one.
Best Regards,
Mr, Pinto,
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