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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: "Jonathan R. Lloyd" <jrlloyd@natwest.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:13:35 +0100
Subject: An Anticipated Opportunity.
ATTN:
My name is Mr. Jonathan R Lloyd; an auditor with Accountant General's Office, to an accredited financial institution here in the United Kingdom. During the course of our auditing, I discovered an account opened with one of the branches of this financial institution since the year 1996.
This account was functional and operative until August ending 2001, when the last withdrawal of (£23,000) Twenty Three Thousand Pounds was made from the account via transfer request to Europe. This leaves the balance of Twenty-Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds (£25, 500, 000. 00).
On further investigation into the dormant account, I found the name of the account Holder to be a foreigner. From the cash withdrawal requisition he made through the offshore payment office in Europe, it was discovered that this foreigner and family are billed for holiday in United States Of America by first week of September.
The story later had it that the whole family left the United Kingdom early August, leaving the local house keeper in charge of their resident in the United Kingdom. The housekeeper confirmed that his boss last phone call was on September 10th 2001 before the incident bombing attack on the Pentagon and the world trade centre. The housekeeper has made away with valuables and disappeared, it was confirmed by reliable sources.
Now, the bank will release this money to any foreigner that forwards claims as next of kin to this depositor provided that the person has useful information and necessary documents. A letter of administration and a probate certificate as duly endorsed by a UK Court to substantiate this project in the absence of a last will and testament will be honoured and the money released.
It is a fact that I do not know you before; my reason to look for your address through directory was this need to use a foreigner like you.
For this reason, I have plans to arrange all documents and secure approvals for the payment in your favour if you accept to work with me. I am of the opinion that a financial attorney/solicitor be employed to make sure that all probate documents are filed so a letter of administration is issued you to take possession of this money. Then your status will be the executor of the cash money as left by this depositor.
Please indicate your interest to work with me, by sending your phone and fax numbers and the account information.
PLEASE FORWARD ALL YOUR RESPONSE AND CORRESPONDENCE TO:
Jrlloyd@hotmail.co.uk <mailto:Jrlloyd@hotmail.co.uk>
Yours faithfully,
Jonathan Lloyd
All correspondence and response to jrlloyd@hotmail.co.uk <mailto:jrlloyd@hotmail.co.uk>
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