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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: "Dr.Shepherd Anthony Charles" <drcshepherda@gmail.com>
Reply-To: anthonyccs01@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 07:07:46 -0700
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT (FROM DR.ANTHONY)
Dear Sir/Madam,
Good day! My name is Dr.Shepherd Anthony Charles,I work for Natwest Bank
London.
I am writing following an opportunity in my office that will be of an
immense benefit to both of us. In my department we discovered an abandoned
sum of $10.5million USA Dollars (Ten million five hundred thousand Usa
Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr.
Morris Thompson an American who unfortunately lost his life in the plane
crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000,
including his wife and only daughter.
Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the
claim but nobody has done that.I personally has been unsuccessful in
locating the relatives and I have also made several personal inquiries from
the embassy to locate any of my late client extended relatives for more than
two (2) years now, but this has also proved unsuccessful , I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin / Will Beneficiary to the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at 10.5Million Dollars can be
paid to you.
This account has no other beneficiary and the investigation proves to me as
well that his company does not know anything about this account and the
amount in the account at the moment and if this fund is not remitted out
urgently it will be forfeited. As the money is in United States dollars, I
need a foreign partner/ account to transfer the money overseas thus I am
contacting you. Please, provide me the following: as we have 5 days to run
it through. this is very very URGENT PLEASE.
1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number
3. Your Contact Address.
I need your full co-operation to make this transaction work because the
management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information on this account. I will give you details of the needed
information and the necessary claim documents needed to be obtained,which
will legalise/stand you as the true next of kin to Late
Mr.MorrisThompson,and when presented to the bank,this fund will be
paid to you
without any problem, if you indicate your interest. I hope you can be able
to handle such amount in strict confidence because this opportunity will
never come again in my life. I need truthful person in this business
relationship because I don't want to make any mistake. I need your strong
assurance and confidentiality.
Note:All documents regarding this transaction will be destroyed once I
receive confirmation of the money in your account thus leaving no trace to
anything. I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately on
confirmation to receive this fund into your account with appropriate
clearance forms from the Ministries and Foreign Exchange Department.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total
amount, 70% will be for me and the remaining 5% will be set aside for
expenses incurred by both parties.
Best regards,
Dr.Shepherd Anthony
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