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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: "Tobias Sandro." <ttsanddro@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:29:03 +0800
Subject: Looking forward to hearing from you.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Compliments of the day. My name is Tobias Sandro, I'm a staff of
"Clariden Bank of Zurich" and also a member of the Independent Committee of
Eminent Persons (ICEP), Switzerland. ICEP is charged with the
responsibility of finding bank accounts in Switzerland belonging to non-Swiss
indigenes, which have remained dormant since World War II. I got your mail
address from Prodigy site.

It may interest you to know that on, March 29th 2006, a new claims
process was established to provide Nazi victims or their heirs with an
opportunity to make claims to assets deposited in Swiss banks in the period
before and during World War II. The claims process is triggered by the
publication of a list of 21,000 names of account owners, who were
probably victims of Nazi Persecution. The claims process is part of the
settlement of the Holocaust Victim Assets class action litigation in the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The published
lists contain all types of dormant accounts, including interest-bearing
savings accounts, securities accounts, safe deposit boxes, custody
accounts, and non-interest-bearing transaction accounts. Numbered
accounts are also included. Interest is paid on accounts that were
interest bearing when established.

The Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT) handles processing of all claims
on accounts due non-Swiss citizens. A dormant account of Mr. Berger
Robert with a credit balance of $12,500,000.00 US dollars plus accumulated
interest was discovered by me. The beneficiary was a victim of the Nazi
Persecution, leaving no WILL and no possible records for trace of
heirs.

The Claims Resolution Tribunal has been mandated to report all
unclaimed funds for permanent closure of accounts and transfer of existing
credit balance into the treasury of Switzerland government as provided by
the law for management of assets of deceased beneficiaries who died
interstate (living no wills). Being a top executive at ICEP, I have all
secret details and necessary contacts for claim of the funds without any
hitch. The funds will be banked in the Cayman Island, being a tax free,
safe haven for funds and we can share the funds and use in investment
of our choice. Due to the sensitive nature of my job, I need a foreigner
to HELP claim the funds. All that is required is for you to provide me
with your details for processing of the necessary legal and
administrative claim documents for transfer of the funds in your name.

Kindly provide me with your full name, address, and telephone/fax. I
will pay all required fees to ensure that the fund is transferred to a
secure, numbered account in your name in the Cayman Island, of which you
will be capable of accessing the funds gradually and transferring to
your country and other banks of choice in the world. You can find
additional information about unclaimed funds through the internet at the
following websites:


http://www.dormantaccounts.chHYPERLINK "http://www.swissbankclaims.com/"http://www.swissbankclaims.com <http://www.dormantaccounts.ch/>www.wiesenthal.com

The Nazi Persecution Claims Processing Office has put funds in Escrow
awaiting submission of valid claims for necessary disbursement. I find
myself privileged to have this information and this may be a great
opportunity for a life time of success.

Best Regards,
Tobias Sandro.

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