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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: "michael cole" <michaelcole_02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rev_michaelcole1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 19:06:14 +0000
Subject: Very Inportant Letter !!!
FROM:Rev.Michael Cole
575 Finchley Road
London NW3 7BJ,
U.K.
PROPOSITION:
My name is Rev Michael Cole. I am a friend and a personal councellor to a
former credit manager and then the account officer of a foreigner named
Gerard St. Germain who died in an air crash along with his wife on the 31st
October 1999 in an Egyptian airline 990,with other passengers on board. You
can confirm this from the website below.
<http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2001/11/langewiesche.htm>
My friend resigned from the bank months ago because of internal and family
problems, but before his resignaton he was managing the deposit account of
the late Gerard St Germain where he had access to some vital information as
to how the funds will be paid to the next of kin.
Since his death, none of his next-of-kin is alive to make claims for this
money as his heir, because they all d ied in the same accident,him and the
wife, Yvette St. Germain (May their soul rest in peace). The bank cannot
release the funds from his account unless someone applies for the claim as
the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in their banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, my friend asked me to look for a reliable person to
stand as the next of kin because he can not handle this directly since he
has worked in the bank, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a
next of kin to the deceased, as all documentations will be carefully worked
out by me and my friend for the funds valued (US$15,000,000.00) to be
released in your favour as the beneficiary's next of kin because after six
years the money will be called back to the bank treasury as unclaimed bills
and the money shared amongst the directors of the bank.
So it is on this note that my friend asked me to seek for whom his name
shall be used as the next of kin/beneficiary to this funds rather than allow
the bank directors to share this money amongst themselves at the end of the
year.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance to this noble offer
by furnishing me with the following information if you are interested.
1.A Beneficiary name and address in order for me to to get a probate for the
transfer of the funds in your name.
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers. For our personal contact and mutual
discussion.
Upon your acceptance, I shall give you my direct telephone number so that we
can discuss freely. We shall be compensating you with four million dollars
(US$4 Million Dollars) on final conclusion of this project for your
assistance, US$1 Million Dollars shall be for any unforssen expenses,while
the remaining US$10 Million will be shared between me and my friend.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavor to contact me
immediately,if not please disregard this email.
Regards,
Rev.Michael Cole.
YOU CAN AS WELL CONTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS.
(rev_michaelcole1@yahoo.co.uk)
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