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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: "Frank Wood" <frankfcbl@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 02:22:23 +0000
Subject: Mutual Business Proposal
Dear,
I am an account officer to MR. HAFFEZ AL DIQUE. I have an urgent and very
confidential business opposition for you. On June 6, 1997, an Iraqi Foreign
Oil contractor with the BRITISH PETROLUEM CORPORATION MR.,HAFFEZ AL SADIQUE.
Made a numbered time (Fixed deposit) for 36 calendar months, valued at US29,
500,000.00 (Twenty Nine
Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars only) in my branch.
Upon maturity in 2000, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply After a month, we sent a reminder and finally, we
discovered from his contract employers, the British petroleum corporation
that Mr. HAFFEZ AL SADIQUE has died as a result of torture in
the hand of Sadam Hussein during one of his trips to his country Iraq.
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 investigation and discovered that MR HAFFEZ AL SADIQUE. Did not
declare any next of kin or relation in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank (First City Bank London)
This sum of US29, 500,000.00 has been floating as unclaimed since 2000 in my
bank as all efforts to get his relatives have hit the stones. According to
the British law at the expiration of 5 (Five) years, the money will revert
to the ownership of the British Government if nobody applies to
claim the fund and the eight years is the end of December 2005.
Consequently, my proposal is that I want to seek your consent as a foreigner
to stand in as the owner of the money as the next of kin to the deceased so
that the bank will transfer the money to your designated account. All
documents and proves to enable you get this fund, as the next of kin, will
be carefully
worked out. I have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate
any of the deceased next of kin.
I am assuring you that the business is risk free involvement. Your share
stays while the rest be for me and for investment purpose, as I will leave
London by the end of the year. The sharing of the funds will be based
According to agreement between, {both of us} that is, you and me. As soon
as I receive an acknowledgement of receipt of this message in acceptance of
our mutual proposal, I will furnish you with the necessary modalities and
disbursement ratio to suit both parties
without any conflict. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take
undue advantage
of the trust I have bestowed in you.
PLEASE, APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT DOING BUSINESS OVER THE
INTERNET IS RISK.ENDEAVOR, HENCE YOU SHOULD SEND YOUR
CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER IN YOUR REPLY TO
THIS BUSINESS.PLEASE REPLY THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS
(frankwoodfcbl@yahoo.fr)
God Bless you.
Mr. Frank Wood
First City bank London
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