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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: "Head of Consumer Corporate Banking" <info@standardoffshorebank.org>
Reply-To: briggstonye555@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 01:10:19 +0000
Subject: HELLO!
Mr. Tonye Briggs.
The Center,
99, Queen's Road Central,
Telephone: +447031846740
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Tonye Briggs of Investment Banking, Union Bank Of UK. On July 6,
2004, our client Mr. Irvin Poot, a businessman, made a numbered fixed
deposit for 6 (six) calendar months, with a value of US$20.5m only in my
branch. Upon maturity several notices was sent to him and no response came
from him. Another notification was sent early February and still no response
came from him. The Bank officially sent two-man delegates to his residence
in Malaysia were he resides only to find out that the business mogul and his
family perished in the Tsunami disaster.
After further investigations, it was also discovered that Mr. Irvin Poot did
not declare any next of kin in his official papers, including the paper work
of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he visited my
office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, Twenty
million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my
bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to the laws of my country, at the expiration of one year (1 year)
the funds will revert to the ownership of Hong Kong Government if nobody
applies to claim the funds. I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the
next of kin to Mr. Irvin Poot to enable you receive the funds. Let’s put
heads together to see how we can transfer these funds out of my Bank and use
it judiciously.
I have contacted an Attorney that will prepare the necessary document that
will back you up as the next of kin to Mr. Irvin Poot, all that is require
from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your full names and
Address including your direct phone and fax numbers for my Attorney to
commence his job. My Attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf
and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favor for
the funds to be move to an account that will be provided by you.
We are going to adopt a legalized method and the Attorney will prepare all
the necessary documents and no risk involve. Note that sharing percentage is
negotiable by the two parties.
If you are interested more details will be provided to you about the
Project.
Sincerely,
Mr. Tonye Briggs
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