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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 kuti" <frankkuti2004@msn.com>
Reply-To: frankkuti4@go.com
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:13:50 +0000
Subject: NEEDED YOUR ASSISTANCE PLEASE
COMMONWEALTH FINANCE AND SECURITIES
66 CANNON STREET,
LONDON, EC4N
UNITED KINGDOM.
http://www.commonwealthfinance.com
PLEASE REPLY THROUGH THIS Email Address: frankkuti4@go.com
DEAR SIR,
I AM MR.JAMES ADAMS, THE MANAGER,BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH FINANCE AND SECURITIES,
I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION TO CARRY
OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT.
WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $15,000.000.00(FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN
CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE AND HIS ONLY
DAUGHTER IN AIR CRASH, ALASKA AIRLINE FLIGHT 261 IN 2000.SINCE WE HEARD
OF HIS DEATH,NOBODY HAS COME FOR ANY CLAIMS AS NOBODY KNEW OF THE
ACCOUNT.THE NAME OF OUR LATE CUSTOMER IS MORRIS THOMPSON, HIS WIFE\'S
NAME THELMAN THOMPSON, DAUGHTER\'S NAME SHERYL THOMPSON,THE OWNER OF DOYON
LTD, IN ALASKA.
YOU CAN VIEW THE BELOW WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.htm
WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS {NEXT OF KIN} TO COME OVER AND FILE FOR
CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY AS THE HEIR, BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE THE
FUNDS FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF
KIN TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES.
UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER HIS FAMILY MEMBER NOR DISTANT RELATIVE HAS EVER
APPEARED TO CLAIM THE SAID FUNDS. UPON THIS DISCOVERY, I AND OTHER
OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT AGREED THAT WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE WE CAN WORK OUT
AN ARRANGEMENT AND WRITE AN APPLICATION FOR CLAIMS ON YOUR BEHALF AND MAKE
YOU THE NEXT OF KIN.
WE WILL PROCESS ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE FUNDS IS
RELEASED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE HEIR OF THE FUND NO ONE HAS COME
FORTH FOR ANY CLAIMS AS HE DIED WITH ALL THE MEMBERS OF HIS
FAMILY AND IF NOTHING IS DONE SOON,THE FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE
BANKS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND AND THE BANK WILL CONFISCATE THE FUNDS AND
THAT WILL BE THE END.
HOWEVER,WE HAVE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE AS STATED
THUS: 30% FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, 60% FOR US THE OFFICIALS
IN MY DEPARTMENT AND 10% FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN
EXPENSES INCURRED BY US IN THE COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS.UPON THE
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSFER,I AND ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL
COME TO YOUR COUNTRY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR SHARE. IT IS FROM OUR 60% WE
INTEND TO INEVEST ON ANY VIABLE BUSINESS VENTURE AS A WAY OF RECYCLING
THE FUND.
TO COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION, WE REQUIRE YOU TO
IMMEDIATELY INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY A RETURN E-MAIL AND ENCLOSE YOUR
PRIVATECONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER FULL NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOUR
DESIGNATED BANK COORDINATES TO ENABLE US FILE LETTER OF CLAIM TO THE
APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT FOR NECCESSARY APPROVALS BEFORE THE TRANSFER CAN BE
MADE.
NOTE ALSO, THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE
OF ITS NATURE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.
Best Regard
MR. JAMES ADAMS
TEL/FAX 4487-0134-6664
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