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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: "MR. PAUL I STEVE" <philippaz@prudentialiclimited.com>
Reply-To: paulstevemr@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:56:11 +0000
Subject: Reminder /Why no reply? Please reply today.
Special information,
I am 'Mr. Paul Ikemba Steve, Executive Director of Claims and Indemnity of
Prudential Insurance Company. The Management and the Legal / Treasury
Department of this Prudential Insurance Company in a recent meeting,
recommended that the account of MR. F. ROBERTS, who maintained a Life
Assurance Policy should be declared Dormant and confisticated hence moving
his unclaimed benefits funds to the Treasury according to our Banking and
Financial law. A huge sum of money belonging to (MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN),
who his Account should be declared Dormant and confisticated .
He is a foreigner and he was amongst those that Died on the recent plane
crash during his visit to London with his entire family. You can confirm
through this website below.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
This man was our client and has a Life Assurance Policy WORTH the sum of
Fifteen Million, Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
(US$15,300,000.00). Right now, the fund is lying unclaimed in our custody
and there is NO next of kin mentioned in his file and there is NO HOW we can
reach any of his other relatives. All efforts made to establish contacts
with any member of his relation have proved abortive and unsuccessful. His
Life Assurance Policy will expire in the next few months. Just last week we
received an instruction from Ministry of Social Welfare to forward
particulars of all unclaimed benefits that will expire in the next few
months.
Upon my personal finding on this matter, I kept this information secret to
myself until now that I am contacting you. In view of the fact that the
deceased customer is a foreigner, it is officially important for the
involvement of a foreigner who will pose as a next-of-kin. I will use my
position in this Insurance Company to present you as his Next of Kin and the
Money (US$15.3Million) will be safely transferred into your own bank account
in your country. I hope we can share the funds 50% for you, and 50% for me
as i am not greedy.
The transaction will be done successfully within 3-4 working days only. I
require you to maintain the confidentiality of this transaction because it
is important due to the fact that I am still in active services to the
Prudential Insurance Company. Your earliest and urgent response to this
matter is very important.
I advise you to send the following;
. Your full name and address
. Your mobile phone and fax number
. The type of business you are into and your age.
On my receipt of the above information’s I shall legalize all documents to
present you as official next of kin to the deceased by approving you the
real beneficiary of the said amount, and copies of the secured documents
will be forwarded for your kind perusal.
I will enhance everything with financial gratification so that the paying
bank will not doubt you being the real beneficiary. I believe that if need
be financially to conclude this business in future you will give financial
support as two hands are better than one, and there is no how success would
be achieved without hard working and serious contribution. Also, we are made
to reap what we sow.
I anticipate you prompt response, God blessing as you acknowledge my mail
urgently.
Kind Regards,
Mr. Paul Ikemba Steve.
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