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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: "ARAB NATIONAL BANK" <opionuwa@arabnational-bank.com>
Reply-To: opionuwa1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 10:29:59 +0000
Subject: URGENT PLS
Barr.David Brimley.
Laurence Pountney Hill
London EC4R 0HH
UK.
ATTENTION: Very Urgent
Dear Han,
I am Barrister David Brimley, I have an urgent and very profitable
business proposition for you that should be handled with extreme
confidentiality.
On January 12,1997 a Consultant and contractor with the British
Water Corporation Mr.Han Youngji by name made a numbered time Fixed
Deposit for twelve calendar months valued at US$20.9M (Twenty
Million,Nine Hundred thousand United States Dollars Only) in a
Financial and Security Company.
Upon maturity they sent a routine notification in accordance with
the Company policy to his forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month they sent a reminder and finally we discovered from
his contract employers British Water Corporation that Mr.Han
Youngji died in the Korean Air Flight {801}, which crashed in Guam,
on August 6,1997.
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list.
On further investigation, i found out that he died without making a
Will and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I
therefore made further investigations and discovered that Mr.Han
Youngji did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his
official documents including his Bank Deposit paperwork in the
Financial and Security Company.
This sum of US$20.9M i understand was kept in the Financial and
Security Company for safekeeping to enable him have direct and
immediate access to the funds for a contract that he intend to
execute.
No one will ever come forward to claim it and according to the Law
of my country, at the expiration of 7 years the money will revert
to the ownership of the British Government, if nobody applies to
claim the fund.
I decided to contact you to assist me receive his money for safe
keeping and investments on his behalf as everything will be taken
over by the British Government as provided in section 129 sub
63(N), British Banking Edit of 1961.
This prompted me to contact you.I want to front you as the next of
kin and beneficiary to the late client thereby making you the legal
beneficiary of the sum of $20.9 million U.S Dollars that is
presently in the Financial and Security Company.
I contacted you because you have the same sur name with the
decease.i alone can not claim this money as thelate Mr.HanYoungji
who was my client and it will be very easy for the Financial and
Security Company to believe since they know me as his Lawyer and
moreover i am working with a key member of the Financial and
Security Company.
The transaction is 100% legal and totally free of risks as all
modalities has been perfected to ensure the hitch free success of
the transaction.
I have also decided that you will generously be entitled to 30% of
the total amount. Upon my receipt of your reply confirming your
willingness to assist me of this transaction, I will immediately
arrange and transfer all the rights of ownership of this fund to
your name to facilitate your easy clearance and transfer of the
complete funds to your country.
You have nothing to worry about, as I will be there to assist you
in anyway necessary with all proper documentation.
If you are interested, send all possible suggestions and interest
to it to my private mail box {} as
soon as possible so that we can proceed.
I await your response urgently.
Regards,
Barr.David Brimley.
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