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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: "william james" <jwilliam_102@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 19:46:26 +0200
Subject:
REPLY IMMEDIATELY.
To: jgarvin@gardelsoftware.com
Reply-to: <jwilliam_102@hotmail.com>
X-Mailer: Hastymail 0.9
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-type:text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Mr William James.
Accountant,Security company.
Email: wi_james@fastermail.com
Dearest Friend,
How are you ?hope fine .i feel the surprise this mail
will bring to you at frist sight .but i assure you
that i comes with the best of intentions and good
will. Let me firstly introduce myself to
you...I am Mr William James an Accountant with a
Security company. I came to know You
in my private search for a reliable and reputable
person to handle this confidential transaction which
involve the transfer of a huge sum of money to a
foreign account requiring maximum
confidence.
A foreigner ,late Engr Johnson Spence , an oil merchant
/contractor with our government ,until his death 2
years ago After a brief illness, Deposited with my
company ,and had a closing balance of U.S$15.M
(Fifteen million dollars ) which the deposited
unquestionablly expects it to be claimed by any
available foreign next-of-kin of the late beneficiary
or alternatively be donated to the or converted to
personal funds by the goverment officials. Fervent
valuable effort are being made by security company to
get in touch with any of the Spence family or relative
but prove to
no avail. It is 'cos of the percieved possibility of
not been able to locate any of the late Engr Johnson
Spence next-of-kin,That i have successfully manipulated
the fund and coverd it up till now,with the files
covering the fund under my care.
At the favour of this plan i now seek your permission
to have you stand as the next-of-kin to late Engr
Johnson Spence so that the fund us$15.M would be
released and paid into your nominated bank account as
the beneficiary next-of-kin .All documents and prove
to enable you get this fund will be-carefully worked
out .And more so we are assuring you of 100% risk free
involvement. It is expected that the transaction will
run for 9 to 10 bank working days,so your immediate
reply is needed with your interest indicated so that
all necessary proceures will cormence.We have agreed
that the fund will be shared thus ,after it has been
transfered into your account .
1, 25% of the fund will be allocated to you for acting
as the beneficiary of the fund
2, 5% will be set aside for reimbursment to both
parties for any incidental expenses that may be
incured in the course of the transfer .
3, 70% for us the originators of the transaction. you
can still discuss your interest as regards the sharing
of the fund.
Your reply is highly expected.
Kindly get to me immediately ,by furnishing me with
your confidential phone number, fax number.Thanking
you in anticipation of your co-operation.please you
can reach me via wi_james@fastermail.com
Yours Sincerely,
William James.
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