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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. Liam Johnson" <infoljohnson09@tiscali.ch>
Reply-To: replyliamjohnson@tiscali.fi
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:38:16 +0100
Subject: CLAIM.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal Ethics.
I introduce myself as Liam a staff in the accounts management Section of
a well-known bank here in the United Kingdom.
One of our accounts with holding balance of £15,000,000(Fifteen Million
British Pounds) has been dormant and last operated in the past 3 years.
From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account is a
Foreigner by name Gerald Stone died on the 4th of January 2002 on a plane
crash in Birmingham here in UK.
Since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money
as he has no family Member who is aware of the existence of either the account
nor the Funds.
Information from the National Immigration also states that he was single
on entry into the UK.
I have confidentially discussed this issue with some of the bank officials
and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. We thus
propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of these
funds from the deceased and funds released to you after due processes have
been followed.
This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is Legitimate
and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other
Illegal act.
On your interest, let me hear from you.
Regards,
Liam.
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