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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: " BRUCE" <charity1charity@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 20:01:15 -0500
Subject: Dear Friend
Dear Sir/Madam,
This mail will definitely be coming to you as a surprise, but I must crave
your indulgence to
introduce myself to you.
I am Mr.JAMES HUGH a supervisory manager at the United Trust Bank Ltd,
London. However I got your contact through the International web directory.
Recently we discovered a Dormant Account with a huge Amount of Money
Valued USD17, 600,000.00 (Seventeen Million, six hundred Dollars Only) that
belongs to One of our late Customer
MR. KRAANVOGEL DIONIJS. Who died in a plane crash. During our
investigation and auditing in this bank, my Department came Across a very
huge sum of money belonging to MR. KRAANVOGEL DIONIJS from Beverwijk,
Netherlands, who died along with his wife, MRS. KATRIEN DIONIJS and
Daughter, MS. SOFIE DIONIJS so the fund has Been dormant in his account with
this Bank without Any claim of the fund in our custody either from his
Family or relation before Our discovery to this
development.
The Banking law here stipulates that if such money remains unclaimed for
15 years, it will be forfeited
to the Bank Treasury as an unclaimed bill. It is only a foreigner that
can stand as a next of kin and it is upon this discovery that I decided to
contact you to collaborate with you to pull out this dormant fund.
In order to avert this negative development. On behalf of my trusted
colleagues we now seek your permission to have you stand in as next of kin
to Our late Customer so that the fund will be released and paid into your
account as the beneficiary’s next of kin now that the bank is still
expecting a next of kin or relative of the deceased, MR. KRAANVOGEL DIONIJS.
We could have done this deal alone but because of our position in this
country as civil servants, we
are not allowed to operate a foreign account and that would eventually
raise an eye brow
on our side during the time of transfer since we still work in this bank,
this is the actual reason why we required a second party or fellow who
will assist us forward claims as the next of kin and also
provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c
immediately to receive this fund, even an empty a/c can also serve for this
purpose.
However, on smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to
25% as gratification for your
assistance to us, while 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses on
both sides that may arise during
the time of transfer and also for telephone bills, and the remaining 70%
will be for me and my colleague.
What I want from you is for you to act as the deceased next of kin. I have
in my possession, all the
necessary Documents to successfully accomplish the operation. Bear in mind
that this proposal is 100%
risk free. Further Information will be given to you as soon as I receive
your positive response. I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible
stating your wish. For confidentiality please contact me on my personal
email account:james11hugh@yahoo.com
Best Regards,
Mr.JAMES HUGH
United Trust Bank Ltd
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