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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: mic_humb@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 15:25:35 +0000
Subject: TRUST
Dear Friend,
I am Michael Humble, Officer of a Security & Finance Company based in Amsterdam,
the Netherlands. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition.
On June 6, 2004, a Haitian activist and leader, Marx Vilaire Aristide, (Fixed)
Deposit valued at US$10,500,000.00, (Ten Million, five hundred thousand
Dollars) with my company. On June 20, Marx Vilaire Aristide died as result
of a tragic car accident in Washington, D.C.
I made further investigation and discovered that Marx Vilaire Aristide did
not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Deposit paperwork in my Company, but rather wrote his own
name as the Next of kin. This sum of US$10,500,000.00 is now lying in our
security company for safekeeping. No one will ever come forward to claim
it.
I am writing you because as a public servant I cannot operate a foreign
account or have an account that is more than $1m. I want to present you
as the owner (Next of Kin) of the boxes in the security company so you can
be able to claim the money. All these are to make sure that the fruits of
this young man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials.
This is simple. I will like you to provide immediately your full names and
address so that I will prepare the necessary documents that will put you
in place as the owner of the MONEY. The money will be moved out, for us
to share in a ratio we shall both agree on. There is no risk at all as myself
will do all the paperwork for this transaction and this will guarantee the
successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via this email
Up on your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction
would be most profitable for both of us.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks
Michael Humble
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