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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: "Morgn Woods" <morgnwoods@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:48:47 +0000
Subject: Mutual Business Transaction
Hello,
In sending you this letter, I am fully aware that there are many
baseless business claims being offered all around the world today,especially
from Africa. Some of these claims easily fall into the category of
frauds and scams without much basis for verification. I know because I have
received`many of such claims myself.
The details of my proposal are as
follows.
I work as a private independent financial adviser in Birmingham.
Some years ago I was attending a business luncheon in
Berlin, Germany where i met a German based business man ,
Mr Christian Eich, we discussed about his intentions to
invest in United kingdom. Then some months later we met
again in London, where I assisted him, to make a Deposit of
fifteen million five hundred thousand Euro [15.5million ]
NatWest Bank London for onward investments after six months
in 2000. I had an agreement with him to set an investment portfolio. I was
his portfolio manager.
Upon Maturity of the first six months, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address, to confirm if he wanted to continue rolling it over
another duration, but I got no response from
him.
After another six months, I sent another reminder to know if he wanted
to continue rolling over the interest, but i still did not get any
response from him. I had to make personal efforts to reach him, since i was
his
portfolio manager that personally assisted him to make this deposit
and surprisingly I further investigated with keen interest to find out
that Christian Eich (57) perished with his families (Wife Andrea 38, Son
Maxmilian, 10 and Daughter Katharina, 8.) on board in Concorde Plane
AF4590. It’s really a tragic scene. . Please click here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
After years of investigations, all attempts to trace any
his relatives to him proved fruitless, as it was discovered that the
depositor (Mr. Christain) did not declare any next of kin or relations
in all his official documents which indicates that he had no WILL attached
to his account. Since then, the money has been in the bank
dormant and nobody has come to make claims and I believe 'NO ONE' will
ever come forward to make claims, since the entire family was eventually
wiped out. I have made
efforts to locate a member of his family with strong biological links
to my late client without success.
The search to find a close relation is one that has
consumed time and resources. In accordance with the Federal banking Laws and
constitution here, at the expiration of (five) years, the money will
revert to the ownership of the Government if it remains dormant, or the
owners
of the bank may wipe it off their records for their own benefits, since it
would be termed as floating money (free money).
My proposal is to package and present you as next of kin to
the deceased client and process the fixed deposit for transfer custody
to you for our mutual benefit.You will claim the funds and invest it for
our mutual benefit. The transaction will be executed under normal
legitimate arrangements. So that you and I can benefit from this 'FREE
MONEY', since it now belongs to nobody.I have already discussed with
the bank manager who will assist in the bank. Moreover, it is pertinent to
note that it is not risky .
The steps to achieve this goal are as follows.
1. We will need the services of an attorney in Birmingham .
2. The attorney will procure all the legal documents that will enable you
stand in as my late customers next of kin .The documents are as
follows;
i, A letter of Administration from the probate registry .This letter
empowers you legally to claim/inherit late Christian Eich's estate .
ii. A sworn affidavit of claim from the British high court.This
affidavit
will show that the British court has legally recognised you as you the
legal next of kin to the deceased.
iii. certificate to show that the money is clean.
3.Upon the procurement of the letter of Administration.An application
will be written to the bank .In the application we will apply to the Bank to
make you`the administrator of late Christian Eich estate. You will be
made the beneficiary of the funds as late Christian Eich next of kin.Upon
making
you the beneficiary of the funds, the bank will contact you directly
for further instructions.
4. I have taken time to draft an agreement which will bind us in this
project .
I will be waiting to hear from you, but Please NOTE that it
is very important we keep all facts and details of this transaction to
ourselves alone,considering the nature of the transaction.
More details will be given to you ,when I finally come to see that we
both can build up a good level of trust amongst ourselves.
Kindly forward to me your private telephone,cell and fax numbers.Your
full name and address.
Thank you.
Morgan Wood
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