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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: Scott Davison <barrister_billysc@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: scott_davison@walla.com
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 01:11:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I need to hear from you.
FROM THE DESK TOP OF;
MR SCOTT DAVISON.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
JOHANESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
WWW.FNB.CO.ZA
ATTENTION SIR/MADAM
I AM MR SCOTT DAVISON THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF FIRST NATIONAL BANK, JOHANESBURG SOUTH AFRICA. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR PERSONAL ASSITANCE AND FULL COOPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT WITH YOU. I WANT YOU TO ASSURE ME THAT YOU WILL NOT BE A CHEAT, RIP ME OFF OR BETRAY ME WHEN THE MONEY GETS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
ON AUDDITING OF ALL FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC ACCOUNTS IN THE BANK, I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $50MUSD IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER MR CHARLES BALASSI, WHO LIVED AT VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA. HE DIED ALOND SIDE WITH OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE EGYPTIAN AIR FLIGHT 990, ON 31,OCTOBER 1999 IN A PLANE CRASH WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN. SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND PUT CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY AS THE HEIR, BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE THE FUND FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES. UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER THEIR FAMILY MEMBER NOR DISTANTRELATIVE HAS EVER STEP FORWARD TO CLAIM THE SAID FUND.
UPON THIS DISCOVERY, AS THE MANAGER OF THIS BRANCH OF THE FNB SOUTH AFRICA, I HAVE AGREED TO BECOME BUSINESS PARTNER WITH YOU AND USE MY PSSITION IN THE BANK TO RELEASE AND TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND SINCE NO ONE CAME FOR IT OR DISCOVERED HE MAINTAINED ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK, OTHERWISE THE FUND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BANKS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. WE HAVE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE AS STATED THUS; 35 % FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, 60 % FOR US THE OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT AND 5% FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPENCES INCURRED BY US AND YOU DURING THE COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS.
UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER, I AND MY FAMILY WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND MIND MY SHARE. IT IS FROM OUR 60 % WE INTEND TO SET UP ANY PROFITABLE INVESTMENST IN YOUR COUNTRY AND IT'S BRANCH OFFICE IN MY COUNTRY. TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION, I REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY A RETURN E-MAIL AND ENCLOSE YOUR PRIVATE CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBERS, TO ENABLE ME FAX TO YOU A DRAFT LETTER OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL FILL AND SEND TO THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT FOR NECESSARY APPROVALS IN YOUR NAME AS THE LEGITIMATE BENEFICIARY TO INHERRITE THE FUND BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE MADE BY OUR BANK.
BE INFORMED THAT, THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY AND HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF IT'S NATURE I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE SOONEST. THANKS.
WARMEST REGARDS,
MR SCOTT DAVISON.
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