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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: Mr.Don Newport <donnewport_sbl@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:19:16 -0300
Subject: Trust Is All We Need To Succeed In This Covenant
GOOD DAY TO YOU,
MY NAME IS MR.DON NEWPORT, WORKING WITH THE MINING FINANCE DEPT. STANDARD BANK
LONDON.
WE HAD A FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DEPOSITED A HUGE SUM OF MONEY WITH OUR BANK, WHO
LATER DIED AS A RESULT OF PLANE CRASH IN 1999. BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE TRANSFERED
THE SUM OF US$26.5M (TWENTY-SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED SATES
DOLLARS) TO A BANK IN AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND.
SINCE THE DEATH OF THIS CUSTOMER, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO
SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS
FUNDS. ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOSE NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF
KIN AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN.
IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY`S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION
AFTER I WAS CONVINCED BY PROVIDENCE THAT YOU COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN.
THE REQUEST AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE
CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND YOU SHARE THE SAME SURNAME AND SOMEBODY IN LONDON
CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO OUR LATE CUSTOMER
I AGREED THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER FOR
PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT, THEREAFTER, I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I
AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL THE NEXT STEP TO
TAKE.I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH-FREE AND
THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR,THE WHOLE PROCESS IS SIMPLE AND WE MUST
KEEP A LOW PROFILE AT ALL TIME.
YOU CAN REACH ME VIA THIS NUMBER +44 704 0128295 OR SEND AN EMAIL
TO:donnewport_sbl@yahoo.co.uk
TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
YOUR RESPECTFULLY,
MR.DON NEWPORT
+44 704 012 8295
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