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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: "mike allan" <mikeallan01@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 01:05:07 +0000
Subject: letter
FROM THE DESK OF:
ENGINEER MIKE ALLAN
LONDON.
Dear Friend,
Firstly, this is not to cause you embarrassment, I am
Engineer MIKE ALLAN a personal friend and business
associate to late Mr.Louis Creek(untill his death) a
National of France, who used to be a private
contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development
Company in Saudi Arabia, herein after shall be
referred to as my Friend. On the 21st of October 1998,
he and his wife with their three children were
involved in an planecrash, all occupants of the plane
unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then, I have made several enquiries with his
country embassies to locate any of his extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
contact you with this proposal.
I am contating you to assist in repatriating this huge
amount of
money left behind by my friend before the Bank get it
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
BANK/INSTITUTION where these huge deposit is lodged.
The deceased had a deposit presently valued
USD15.500,000 million which I am awear of and the BANK
has issued to his persoanl attorney a notice to
provide his next of kin or Beneficiary by WILL
otherwise have the account confiscated within the next
thirty official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over 2 years now as well as the
attorney, I therefore seek your consent to present you
as the next of kin / the Beneficiary to the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at
$15,500,000 Million can be paid to you.
Don't worry how this is going to be done. If you give
me your williness to do this with me, I will have to
give you the contact informations of the attorney, so
that you can contact him directly, presenting your
self to him as the relative of his late client. And
the attorney will now present you to the bank as the
next of Kin and then,the proceedings for
the transfer will commence .
This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages,
55% for me 30% to you,10% for charity organizations
while the balance 5% will be set aside for any
expences.
All I require is your honest Co-operation,
Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this
transaction through.I guarantee you that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.
I am presently in London and I ask for your
cooperation to provide me the following information:
1. Your full name
2. your telephone/mobile and fax numbers
3. your physical Address.
Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and
appreciated.
Best regards,
Engineer MIKE ALLAN
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