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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: "Gary Anderson" <ganderson_01@msn.com>
Reply-To: dukar03@fastermail.com
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:10:16 +0000
Subject: Urgent response needed
Dear Friend,
PRIVATE AND URGENT.
I am Bar. Gary G.Anderson esq, and I am contacting you on business transfer
of a huge sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that
atransaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried,
but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. I decided
to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSITION:
I am the attorney to Dr. Mohamed Galal (deceased) one of our
foreignclient.while alive I oversees his estate and other
official/financialobligations as my office demanded being his
attorney.Unfortunately, he diedalong with his entire family in the plane
crash of 31 October, 1999 on boardthe Egyptian Airline 990 alonside other
passengers. Please consult the website below for
verification.www.greatdreams.com/PassEAir990.htm.
While he was alive, none of his family members was ever known to me
otherthan his immediate nuclear family.Since his death, none of his
next-of-kinor relations has come forward to lay claims to this money as the
heir. Icannot release the fund from his bank unless someone applies for
claim asthe next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking
guidelines.
Having made a very frantic and exhaustive search for any of his family
members for the claim of the fund proved abortive, I decided to take
mychance with you.I now seek your permission to have you stand as next of
kin to the deceased as I have all documentations including his certified
DeathCertificate that will facilitate your stand as next of kin to him as he
hada closing balanced of 11,200,000.00 GBPS(Great British Pounds Sterling)
here in London with a bank. I also have secured from the probate an order
ofmandamus to locate any member of deceased family to become benefi ciary
ofthis fund.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business endeavour by furnishing me with the following:
1. Beneficiary name and address
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers
These requirements will enable me make some internal re-adjustments and
fileyour name in all the forms and other vital documents as next of kin
whichbefore now was left blank by the deceased in all his files with me
sevenyears ago. Upon your reply, I will advice the way forward. I must
assure you that if you are serious and follow my instructions carefully,
then thisfunds will be released to you within a seven-working-day period.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the
trust I have bestowed in you, I await your urgent mail.
Regards,
Gary G. Anderson esq.
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