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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: "MARK JOHNSON" <smarjoh@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bruseriley@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 14:42:22 +0000
Subject: MAIL FROM MARK
MR.MARK JOHNSON
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,BANK ADDRESS
93 LEWISHAM HIGH STREET, LEWISHAM,
UNITED KINGDOM
Attention,
My name is MARK JOHNSON, 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
Mr.Gerald Welsh died Friday in a small plane crash
near Eveleth, Minnesota, that also killed three staff
members and two pilots. 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 (US$9,000,000.00) to be released in your
favor 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 endeavor by
funishing me with the following information if you are
interested.
1.A Beneficiary name in order for me to prepare the
document for transfer of the funds in your name.
2.Direct Telephone and fax number 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 three million dollars ($3Million dollars) on
final conclusion of this project for your assistance,
while the balance $6million dollars 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 in you. I await your urgent mail to my direct
email address: smarjoh@hotmail.com
Best Regards,
MARK JOHNSON
CREDIT MANAGER
Belldock Private Credit Bank London
MR.MARK JOHNSON
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,BANK ADDRESS
93 LEWISHAM HIGH STREET, LEWISHAM,
UNITED KINGDOM
Attention,
My name is MARK JOHNSON, 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
Mr.Gerald Welsh died Friday in a small plane crash
near Eveleth, Minnesota, that also killed three staff
members and two pilots. 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 (US$9,000,000.00) to be released in your
favor 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 endeavor by
funishing me with the following information if you are
interested.
1.A Beneficiary name in order for me to prepare the
document for transfer of the funds in your name.
2.Direct Telephone and fax number 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 three million dollars ($3Million dollars) on
final conclusion of this project for your assistance,
while the balance $6million dollars 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 in you. I await your urgent mail to my direct
email address: smarjoh@hotmail.com
Best Regards,
MARK JOHNSON
CREDIT MANAGER
Belldock Private Credit Bank London
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