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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: "John Phillips" <johnphillips1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnphillip1@walla.com
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 05:01:15 +0000
Subject: Hello
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.John Phillips, Bank Manager of LIOYDS BANK of london I have urgent
and very confidential business proposition for you.On June 6, 2000, an
America Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals
Corporation, Mr.John Lugard made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar months,valued at 10,000,000.00pds (Ten Million Pounds) in my
branch. Upon maturity,I 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 Chinese Solid Minerals
Corporation that
Mr. John Lugard died from an automobile accident.
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.John Lugard did not declare any
kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Bank. This sum of 10,000,000.00pds is still sitting in my
Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end
of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to the
british banking law,at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will
revert to the ownership of queen of England as royalty if nobody applies to
claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a partner to stand in
as the next of kin to Mr. John Lugard so that the fruits of this old man's
labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This
is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ
the services
of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the
necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for
the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide
will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to
share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested,please reply
immediately via this email address immediately. Upon your response, I shall
then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you
understand the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and
fax numbers for easy communication.Please observe utmost confidentiality,
and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of
us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your
country.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and regards,
Mr John Phillips
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