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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: "Steven Percival" <sp00_14@msn.com>
Reply-To: stevenpercival0111@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 09:00:05 +0000
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR
Dear Friend ,
Having obtained your contact from the internet and coupled with my deep
interest to invest in your country, I decided to contact and solicit your
mutual assistance at all cost.I am Steven Percival,Private Consultant,London
InternationalBranch,HSBC Bank,Plc.Level 26, 8 Canada Square, London.
On January 6th 2002, one Mr. Mohamed Kamal Yasser ,an Egyptian National, a
consultant/contractor with Gardiner & Theobald, a leading firm of project
and cost management consultants, made a numbered time (Fixed)Deposit,valued
at US$19,500,000.00 Dollars (Nineteen Million,Five Hundred Thousand dollars)
for twelve calender months in my Bank Branch.
Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. After amonth,we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from
his contract employers (Gardiner & Theobald) that Mr.Mohamed Kamal Yasser
died in an air disaster on October 31st, 2002.On further
investigation,it was discovered that he died without making a WILL
(En-state) and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
On further investigations, it was discovered that Late Mr Mohamed Kamal
Yasser did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work at the
Bank.The total sum,$19,500,000.00USD is still in hold and the interest is
being rolled over
with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever came
forward to claim it.
In accordance with the Banking Federal Laws and constitution, at the
expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the
stock holders if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the
funds.Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to stand in as
the next of kin to
late Mr.Mohamed Kamal Yasser so that you and I can benefit from the fruits
of this man's labour to enhance humanitarian Organisation Worldwide.Upon
acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you detailed information on how
this deal would be transacted.
The money will be shared in this ratio: Sixty percent for me,thirty percent
for you and five percent for any arising contigencies during the course of
this transaction and five percent will be given to Orphanage home.I
guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position as their
consultant,London international branch to secure approvals and guarantee the
successful execution of this transaction. It will take only 7-14 working
days to perfect the needed documents to conclude this transaction. Please be
informed that your utmost confidentiality is required.
If this interests you, please reply me immediately and please include your
private phone number, your full names and address, your age and occupation.
I will provide you with more details that will help you understand the
transaction better.
Awaiting your urgent reply via the email below.
Yours Faithfully,
Steven Percival.
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