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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: "mark clark" <mck2haty@yahoo.it>
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 00:47:28 -1200
Subject: From Mr mark clark
Dear Friend,
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. Mark j Clark, a supervisory manager at the United
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:
mark2haty@yahoo.it.
Best Regards,
Mr. Mark Clark
United Bank Ltd
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