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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: "kent coker" <kentcoker76@msn.com>
Reply-To: kent_coker76@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:12:25 +0000
Subject: GOOD FAITH IN THIS
FROM THE DESK OF KENT COKER
DIRECTOR OF CREDIT CONTROL UNIT
ABN AMRO AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS
PRIVATE EMAIL: kentcoker_76@walla.com
Attention
RE: YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED IN ACTUALIZING THIS GOAL
Let me start by introducing myself to you, I am Kent Coker, Director Credit
Control unit, ABN AMRO BANK AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS.I saw your contact during
my
private search in the Internet and I want to believe that you will be very
honest,
committed and capable of assisting in
this business venture.
Firstly, let me explain the source of this funds and what you are expected
to do.
A foreigner LATE ENGR. PAUL MCKINNEY, an oil merchant/contractor with the
government of Netherlands, until his death, over some years ago, was a
victim of
Kenya airway: bus (a310-300) flight kq430 plane crash. The deceased,
Engineer Paul
Mckinney banked with us and has a closing balance as at July 2001 worth
$24.5m
(Twenty four million five hundred thousand usd). Which My bank, now expects
a
next-of-kin to claim as the beneficiary of the funds, efforts has been made
by ABN
AMRO BANK to get in touch with the McKinney's Family or relative but to no
avail.
Based on the perceived possibility of not being able to locate Engr. Paul
McKinney
next-of-kin, the management under the influence of our chairman and the
board of
directors are making arrangements for the funds to be declared unclaimed and
channeled to an unknown account.
It is based on this that I have contacted you to stand as the next-of-kin of
late
Engr. Paul McKinney so that the funds, will be released and paid into your
account
as the beneficiary/next-of-kin to the deceased. All documents, and proof to
enable
you get the funds have been carefully worked out as I have secured from the
different offices concerned for the smooth transfer of the fund to your
nominated
account. It has been agreed that the owner of the account will be
compensated with
30% of the remitted Funds; while we keep 60% and 10% will be set aside to
offset
expenses both locally and international.
If this proposal satisfies you, please reach me either by mail or phone: +31
64
921 4989, for more clarification about how this will be done.
NB: Reply me using my private mail address: kentcoker_76@walla.com
Yours faithfully,
KENT COKER
DIRECTOR OF CREDIT CONTROL UNIT
ABN AMRO BANK AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS
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