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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: <davidadams75@nonomail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 1:45:59 +0200
Subject: ASAP
Message-ID: <289e1b6d519bc04f4c2de707ee24e7a0@localhost>
X-Sender: davidadams75@nonomail.com
User-Agent: RoundCube Webmail/0.1-20051021
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Attention:
My name is David Adams, I am the credit manager in a bank here in the United Kingdom. I am contacting you of a business transfer, of a huge sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that everything has been taken care off, and all will be well at the end of the day.
I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSITION;
I am the account officer of a foreigner named Dr Larue Wilkinson who died along with his wife and children in a motor accident on 31st October 2000 . Since his death, none of his next-of-kin are alive to make claims for this money as his heir,because they all died in the same accident (May his soul rest in peace). We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery,I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased, as all documentations will be carefully worked out by me for the funds Fifteen Million Dollar (US$15,000,000.00) to be released in your favour as the beneficiary's next of kin.
It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries.Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following information if you are interested.
1. Beneficiary name and address. In order for me to prepare the document for transfer of the funds in your name.
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers. For our personal contact and mutual trust in each other. Upon your acceptance I shall send you a copy of my international passport and drivers license for more confidentiality and trust.
I shall be compensating you with 30% of the money on final conclusion of this project for your assistance 10% will be set outside for expenses while 60% shall be for me for investment purposes.If this proposal is acceptable by you,please endeavor to contact me immediately. Do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed on you.
I await your urgent response
Best Regards,
David Adams
NB:You could also reach me via this email address:davidadams75@sify.com
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