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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: "robert chavez" <rchavez03@msn.com>
Reply-To: robchavez@walla.com
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 05:04:26 +0000
Subject: Hope I can rely on you
First,I must apologise to you for using this medium to communicate
about this transaction,though it is my great pleasure in writing you this
letter on behalf of my colleague and myself.I am Robert Chavez,the manager
in
charge of auditing and accounting section of a bank in UK.My colleague
and I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be
very
beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.I would be brief
and direct to ensure you understand everything properly.
During our investigation and auditing in this bank,my department came
across a very huge sum of money belonging to a wealthy and now deceased
customer of our Bank who died on 26 September 1997 in a plane crash in
Garuda,Indonesia.He operated a 15yrs life scheme with our bank. The
value of this account is Fourteen million British Pounds Sterling (14million
GBP).Since his untimely death the fund has been dormant in his account
with this Bank without any claim of the funds either from his family or
relations before our discovery to this development. Meanwhile the whole
arrangement to put claim over these funds as the bonafide next of kin to
the deceased and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in
place.
Directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you
indicate
your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit from this great
business opportunity.We could have done this deal on our own,but
because of our position in this country operating a local account would
eventually
raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work
in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will require a second party
that will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and also present a
foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into
on his request as it would be after due verification and clearification by
the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted
from to your own designated bank account.
May I at this point emphasize that this transaction is a successful
arrangement,as an insider of the bank I have the capacity to monitor
that everything is going well. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you
will be entitled to your own share of the total sum as gratification. This
share of yours is negotiable as long as it is reasonable.Please, you
have been adviced to keep this a top secret as we are still in service and
intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you.I will
be
monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the
money in your account and ask us to come down to your country for subsequent
sharing of the fund according to percentages we shall agree upon.All
other necessary information will be sent to you on your acceptance to
championthis transaction with us.I suggest you get back to me as soon as
possible,stating your wish in this deal.
Yours faithfully,
Robert Chavez.
please reply to my secure email box: robchavez@walla.com
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