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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: "James Veldman" <jamesveldman200@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:51:59 +0100
Subject: LUCRATIVE PROPOSITION
Dear Friend,
I am banker in London. I am writing following an opportunity in my office
that will be of imense benefit to both of us. In my department we discovered
an abandoned sum of £26.5million British Pounds Sterling (Twenty Six million
five hundred thousand British Pounds) in an account that belongs to one of
our foreign customers Late Mr. Morris Thompson an American who unfortunately
lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed
on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter.
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of
kin or relatves to come over and claim his money because we cannot release
it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased
as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Unfortunately I learnt that his supposed next of kin being his only daughter
died along with him in the plane crash leaving nobody with the knowledge of
this fund behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I
and two other officials in this department now decided to make business with
you and release the money to you as the next of kin or beneficiary of the
funds for safety keeping and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming
for it and we don't want this money to go back into Government treasury as
unclaimed bill.
The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that such money remained
after five years the money will be transferred into banking treasury as
unclaimed funds.We agreed that 30% of this money will be for you as foreign
partner, while the balance will be for me and my colleagues. I will visit
your country for the disbursement according to the percentages indicated
above once this money gets into your account. Please be honest to me and
trust is our watchword in this transaction.this transaction is confidential
and risk free.if you are ready to work with us please forward to me the
required information below.
(1) Send to me immediately A bank account ( a bank account with zero credit
balance is still ok)
(2) Complete name and address of the Bank
(3) Bank Account Number
(4) Name of Account Holder/Beneficiary
(5) Your address, phone and fax
Once you send me the requested information as above, I will initiate the
processing of the transfer and in about 12 working days the money will be in
your nominated bank account for us to share in the ratio.This transaction is
guaranteed to succeed without any problem. If you agree to assist me by
sending me the above requested information, I will give you my complete
Details, including phone/ fax etc and any further clarifications you may
require. We will discuss much in details when I do receive your response.
Best regards,
Dr.James veldman
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