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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: "johnwilliam2009@terra.es" <johnwilliam2009@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:40:47 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: DEAD OR ALIVE


DEAD OR ALIVE
In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of the first quarter of the year 2009 ending within few days from now, we discovered that the Bank Accounts belonging to some Benefactors has been changed on the bases that the owners have died some time last year or has given out an authorization note of change of data.

After the investigations however, it was revealed that there are Foreigners who are collaborating with Retired Staffs to make this changes illegally without the concept of the Bonafide Benefactor and one traced to your own change is this Mr Rick Jones who said you are dead, hence they have forwarded some documents of funeral service held for you so as to divert your fund.

They have also forwarded this bank account below as the new account that will receive this money.

Bank: BARCLAY BANK PLC,
Bank Address: 1 CHURCHILL PLACE,
LONDON,E14 5HP,
UNITED KINGDOM.

Account Name: Rick Jones
Account Number: 235-325172-882
Bank Code: 024
Swift Code: HASEHKHH
But we want to confirm if actually this is true and hence decide to write to your email address which after 2 days from now and there is no response, we will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with the transfer.

If proved otherwise by you that you did not die, please forward to us all the related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone number, contact address.

These details from you will help and assist us reach a conclusion that you are not dead. Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge this man to court and prosecuted him while your fund will be paid to you immediately without any further delay.You have to get back to us on time for us to commence legal proceedings against Mr. Rick Jones and his accomplices.

Yours Faithfully.

JOHN WILLIAM IBE
Remittance/Foreign Operation Manager
BARCLAY BANK PLC, Isle of ManLondon Uk (johnwilliam74@live.com)





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