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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: "Dr Henry" <dr_roland_6@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 11:16:20 +0100
Subject: information



Dear Sir/Madam

From The Desk of Independent Committee of
Eminent Persons (ICEP), Switzerland.

My name is Dr. Roland Henry an American Citizen
and an appointed member of Independent Committee of
Eminent Persons (ICEP), Switzerland. ICEP is charged
with the responsibility of finding bank accounts in
Switzerland belonging to non-Swiss indigenes, which
have remained dormant since World War II.

It may interest you to know that in July of 1997, the
Swiss Banker's Association published a list of dormant
accounts originally opened by non-Swiss citizens.
These accounts had been dormant since the end of World
War II (May 9, 1945). Most belonged to Holocaust
victims.

The continuing efforts of the Independent Committee of
Eminent Persons (ICEP) have since resulted in the
discovery of additional dormant accounts - 54,000 in
December 1999.

The published lists contain all types of dormant
accounts, including interest-bearing savings accounts,
securities accounts, safe deposit boxes, custody
accounts, and non-interest-bearing transaction
accounts, Numbered accounts are also included.Interest
is paid on accounts that were interest bearing when
established.

The Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT) handles
processing of all claims on accounts due non-Swiss
citizens. I discovered a dormant account of Late Mr.
Pitt weaver with a credit balance of 50,000,000 US
dollar plus accumulated interest. The beneficiary was
Murdered during the holocaust era, leaving no WILL and
no possible records for trace of heirs. The Claims
Resolution Tribunal (CRT) has been mandated to report
all unclaimed funds for permanent closure of accounts
and transfer of existing credit Balance into the
treasury of Switzerland government as provided by the
law for management of assets of deceased beneficiaries
who died interstate (living no wills).

Being a top executive at ICEP, I have all secret
details and necessary contacts for claim of the funds
without any hitch. The funds will be cliamed from a
bank in London,where we can safely withdraw the funds
And we can share the funds and use it for investment
of our choice. Due to the sensitive nature of my job,
I need a foreigner to HELP claim the funds. All that
is required is for you to provide me with your details
for processing of the necessary legal and
administrative claim documents for transfer of the
funds to you.

Kindly provide me with your full name, address, and
telephone/fax. I will help since I am an insider, I
will be monitoring the transaction from here to make
sure that the fund is transferred to a secure bank
account, numbered account in your Bank, of which you
will provide and also be capable of accessing the
funds gradually and transferring to your country and
other banks of your choice in the world. My share will
be %50 percent and your share will also be %50 per
cent of the total amount.
THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED.

You can find additional information about unclaimed
funds through the Internet at the following websites:
www.swissbankclaims.com,
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9902/09/germany.holocaust/
www.avotaynu.com
www.icheic.org
www.livingheirs.com
www.wiesenthal.com

The Holocaust Claims Processing Office has put funds
in Escrow awaiting submission of valid claims for
necessary disbursement. I find myself privileged to
have this information and this may be a great
opportunity for a lifetime of success without risks.
Due to Security reasons, reply to my via email only.
dr_roland_6@yahoo.co.in

Thank you for your prompt response.

Dr. Roland Henry

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