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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: "VICTOR LEWINSKY" <victor_lewinsky@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:35:41 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr.Victor Lewinsky, Branch Manager of Bank Austra Creditanstalt Banking Group Limited of Wiedner Hauptstrasse
32 Postfach 39 A-1041 Wien.Austria. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.A British Oil
consultant/contractor with the Singapore Solid Minerals Corporation, {Mr.Donald Simpson} made a numbered time
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$5,750,000.00 (Five Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Singapore Solid Minerals
Corporation that Mr.Donald Simpson died in a plane crash along with his wife, Mr and Mrs Donald Simpson
in 2000 air crash. Since we got this information about his death. On further investigation, I found out that he died without
making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Simpson did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work in my Bank. This sum of US$6,500,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank
and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim
it.According to Laws of Austria, at the expiration of 5 (five) years which is begining of this year, the money will revert to the ownership
the Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to
stand in as the next of kin to Mr.Simpson so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary
documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting
and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents in your favor for the transfer. A bank account in any part
of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money
will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 70% for me and 30% for you.
There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch
Manager Guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private
email address below. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details that will help you
understand the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. Please observe
utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Await your reply
Best Regards
Victor Lewinsky
Email: victor_lewinsky@yahoo.com
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