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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: "Vela Romero" <vela_romero3@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 21:19:11 +0100
Subject: Good Day
Lloyds TSB Group plc
25 Gresham Street
London EC2V 7HN
United Kingdom
Email: vela_romero2@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr.Vela Romero,a citizen of Peru in Western South
America,and a credit officer of the Lloyds TSB Group plc
Uk.Before the U.S and Iraqi war our Customer Mr. Louis
Campher who (in this case I am his accounting officer) was
with the Omega Risk Solutions in Iraq and also an Oil
consultant/contractor with the South African Institute of
Mining and Metallurgy made a numbered fixed deposit for 18
calendar months with our bank valued at
US$26,500,000.00,(Twenty-six Million, five hundred thousand
Dollars).Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, even
during the war,and also a reminder and finally we discovered
from his contract employers that Mr Louis Campher were
killed in an attack on their convey while travelling from
one construction sight to another, 11km south of Baghdad.You
can read more about the US- Iraq War on this webpage.
http://mindprod.com/iraq.html
http://icasualties.org/oif/Civ.aspx
Further investigations revealed that Mr. Louis Campher did
not declare any next of kin in his official papers including
the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in
me the last time he was at my office that no one except me
knew of his deposit in my bank. So, Twenty-six Million, five
hundred thousand Dollars is still lying in my bank,and no
one will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers me most
is that according to the laws of Europe, as it concerns
their banking rules, at the expiration 3 years the funds
will be reverted to the United kingdom government if nobody
applies to claim the funds.Against this backdrop, my
suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to
stand as the next of kin to Mr. Louis Campher so that you
will be able to receive this funds.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out
(as the accounts officer to Mr. Louis Campher ). I have
contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary
document that will back you up as the next of kin to Mr.
Louis Campher , all that is required from you at this stage
is for you to provide me with your Full Names and Address so
that the attorney can commence his job.After you have been
made the next of kin, the attorney will also file in for
claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and
letter of probate in your favor for the move of the funds to
an account that will be provided by you.
There is no risk involved at all in this matter as we are
going to adopt a legalized method and I guarantee that this
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of law.MOST IMPORTANTLY,Please
endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters
concerning this issue. Once the funds have been transferred
to your nominated bank account we shall share in the ratio
of 60% for me, 35% for you and 5% for any expencies both
parties will be making in other to bring this transaction to
a successful conclusion.
Moreso I shall require your assistance to invest my share in
real estate properties and any other lucrative sphere of
buiness you may deem fit and profitable within your
country.I will provide you with more details of this
transaction.Your earliest response to this letter will be
appreciated via my private email
address[vela_romero1@yahoo.co.uk ]
regards
Regards,
Mr.Vela Romero
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