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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: "Philips Jonathan" <philipsjonathan@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: philipsjonathan@myway.com
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 22:42:56 +0100
Subject: Attention Friend.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Philips Jonathan, a Regional Supervisor with A SECURITY
AND FINANCE CO. in Amsterdam, Holland. I had a client who
deposited a huge sum of money ( £15.5 million british pounds sterling) with our
Security Company.
Eventually, this client was among the victims of EGYPT AIR BOEING
767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the 31-10-1999 in U.S.A but,
since then I have not had any body coming for the claims as the
next of kin. A
Situation I have monitored closely with my position in the Company. Now,
Having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his
Death, and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the
past four Year plus, I have removed the file to my private safe.
I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin
as every other arrangement has being concluded by me and I am only
Waiting for a reliable agent to enable me move the fund to his account. I
will need your private telephone and fax numbers and your full name and
address, company or residential so that I can computerize them to tally
with the next of kin column in the certificate of deposit.
This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal
documentations will be handled by me. I therefore request you to
confirm your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with
details. Lastly for the immediate take off of this transaction you have to
confirm your willingness and readiness to assist me transfer this
deposit to your personal bank account or any bank of your choice
for your assistance in this transaction you will be entitled
to 30% percent of the total sum and 10% percent will cover all the
expenses Incurred in the process of the transaction. I look forward
to hearing from you. Contact me with my personal e-mail:
philipsjonathan@myway.com
Very truely yours
Philips Jonathan.
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