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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: "Brian Capon" <briancapon@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrbriancapon@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:18:44 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS DEAL(URGENT).
FROM THE DESK OF:MR.BRIAN CAPON
NATIONAL WESTMINISTER BANK,
LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM.
Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Brian Capon the system and control director at
the NATIONAL WESTMINISTER BANK.I am writing this
letter to solicit for support and assistance from you
to carry out this business opportunity in my bank.
Lying in an inactive account is the sum of 11million
pounds sterling belonging to a foreign
customer(Michael Gambone) who was a gas consultant
here in UK,who happens to be deceased during a
business trip. He died with his wife(Deborah Gambone)
on board the Swissair Flight 111 , which crashed into
the Atlantic off Nova Scotia in september 2nd 1998.
The news of this crash was on the news which we have
notified his relatives to no avail.
See links below for more detail informaion:
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/08/swissair.02/
Ever since he died the bank has been expecting his
next of kin to come and claim these fund. To this
effect, we can not release the money unless someone
applies for it as next of kin, as indicated in our
banking guideline.
Unfortunately he has no family member in UK or
Over-sea who are aware of the existence of the
money(as he was a gas consultant.
At this juncture i have decided to do business with
you.To this effect I solicit your assistance in
applying as the next of kin to the bank then the money
will be released to you,as I do not want
this money to go into the bank treasury as an
unclaimed bill,because the banking law and guideline
stipulates that if such money(s) remains unclaimed
for a period of up to eight years(8yrs),the money will
be transferred into the banks treasury as an unclaimed
bill.
My request for a foreigner as next of kin is
occasioned by the fact that the customer was a
foreigner and a British cannot stand as next of kin.
40% of the money will be your share as a foreign
partner and your assistance to actualise this
business,5% for any expenses incured. Thereafter i
will visit your country with your help once the money
hits your account for disbursement according to the
percentage indicated.
To effect the immediate transfer of the fund to you as
agreed,you must apply first to the bank as the next of
kin to the deceased,then we will follow up
all formalities for the transaction.
Upon receipt of your reply, i will send to you, the
text of the application you are to send to the
bank,and further clearify you in other issues as to
effect this business.
Awaiting to hear from you urgently.
Best Regards
Mr.Brian Capon.
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