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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 ROY HOPKINS" <royhopkins_02@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: info_royhopkins@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:10:42 +0100
Subject: Please prove to me that you got my mail it is urgent.
phone and fax:+874 763 591435: +874763 591436
From Mr.Roy Hopkins
20 SILVER CRESCENT,
Johannesburg,South
Compliments of the day,
My name is Mr Roy Hopkins, I am a consulting auditor with one of the prime banks here in South Africa. I am
writing in respect of a foreign customer of my client bank who perished with his whole families on
25TH JULY, 2000 in CONCORDE PLANE CRASH [Flight AF4590] with the whole passengers on board.During the
course of my auditing work with my client bank, I discovered an account opened in the bank in 1998 by this great
late INDUSTRIALIST who died without a written or oral WILL' attached to the account. Since his death, I further investigated with keen interest to see if I can get any relative of the late industrialist but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds and no other person knows about this account or anything concerning it. The
account has no other beneficiary and until his death he was the CEO of his company.The total amount involved is
$36,000,000.00 USD.[Thirty Six Million United States Dollar]. We wish to start the first transfer with
$10,000,000.00[Ten million] and upon successful transaction without any disappointment from your side, we shall
re-apply for the transfer of the remaining balance to your account.I have secretly discussed this matter with a close
confidant attorney whom I must involve in order to assist us produce legal back-up documents which would
substantiate your claims and also enable us have a smooth and successful transfer of the fund to any foreign
bank account which you are going to nominate.On this note, I decided to seek for a reliable foreigner who will
act as the foreign beneficiary of the fund from the deceased by providing his/her bank Account where the fund will
be transferred.The banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than six years without claim hence
the money will be recalled to the government treasury as unclaimed after this long period of dormancy. In view of
this I got your contact through my personal search to see if you can assist by providing your safe bank account for
the transfer or find a reliable person who will be capable of receiving such amount in his or her personal account. At
the conclusion of the transfer 65% of the fund will be for me, I will give you 20% of the total transfer sum, 10%
for charity both in Africa and in your country while the remaining 5% will be set aside to settle expenses both
parties might incure during the transfer process.Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send to you a detailed
information about the transaction. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is 100% risk and trouble
free and that you should not entertain any
fear as all modalities for fund transfer can be finalized within 7 to 9 banking days, after you apply to the bank as
the beneficiary of the fund from the deceased.When you receive this letter. I look forward to your earliest reply
through my private emai address: info_royhopkins@yahoo.co.in <mailto:info_royhopkins@yahoo.co.in> and telephone number +874 763 591435. Fax number +.874 763 591436Just add your international dial out code number and you will get through.You should also include your private fax and phone numbers for easy and safe communication.
Respectfully yours,
Mr Roy hopkins
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