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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: Steve Morgan <steve@stevemorgan3.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 23:58:17 +0100
Subject: I hope this letter finds you well.
I hope this letter finds you well.
While this email will definitely be coming to you as a surprise, please take a moment of your time to read
this. It is very important. I am Mr. Steve Morgan, working in a bank in The Netherlands. However I got
your address through the International web directory online. During our recent reconciliation and auditing
of our bank accounts, my department discovered an over dormant account with a huge amount of
money valued at US $ 6,500,000.00 (Six million, Five hundred thousand, United State dollars Only) that
belongs to one of our late customers; Mr. Williams, from England. He has passed away (dead) leaving no
beneficiary to the account. So the funds have been dormant in his account with this bank without any
claim or activity on it for quite some time.
Due to our bank regulations, It is only a foreigner that can stand as a next of kin and it is upon this
discovery that I decided to contact you to collaborate with you to reactivate these dormant funds. So to
avert any negative development and chance losing these funds forever. On behalf of my colleagues
and I we now seek your permission to have you stand in as next of kin to our late customer so that the
fund will be released and paid into your account. You would become the beneficiary's next of kin to
release these funds into your charge. We are not allowed to operate a foreign account and that would
eventual raise an eyebrow during the time of transfer. I still work in this bank, this is the actual reason
why I required a second party or fellow who will work with me forward claims as the next of kin (you)
and also provide a bank account or to set up a new bank account immediately to receive these inactive
funds.
However, on conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 40% of the total fund, while 10% will be
set aside to take care of expenses on both sides that may arise during the time of transfer and also for
telephone bills, and the remaining 50% will be for my colleagues and I.
What I want from you is for you to act as the deceased next of kin. I have in my possession, all the
necessary Documents to successfully accomplish the operation. Further information will be given to you
as soon as I receive your positive response.
I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish. We don't have alot of time to correct
this unfortunate situation and I am afraid that without your help it will all be lost forever. For confidentiality
please contact me on my personal email address/telephone number; (stevemorga4@aim.com) with the
following your data: Full names, Address, Telephone number and Fax number.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards,
Mr.Steve Morgan
stevemorga4@aim.com
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